Fort Chiswell and Chilhowie are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Fort Chiswell Pioneers will be playing at home against the Chilhowie Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Fort Chiswell is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Fort Chiswell might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-2 to George Wythe, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Fort Chiswell has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Blair Jackson spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Haley Brumbaugh made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run. She is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Krista King, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, Chilhowie had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 1.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They walked away with a 7-2 win over the Blue Devils. That looming 7-2 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Chilhowie yet this season.
Fort Chiswell now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Chilhowie, the victory got them back to even at 3-3-2.
Everything went Fort Chiswell's way against Chilhowie in their previous matchup two weeks ago as Fort Chiswell made off with a 7-0 win. Does Fort Chiswell have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chilhowie turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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