Ledford is 0-10 against North Davidson since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Ledford Panthers will challenge the North Davidson Black Knights at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Ledford's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Asheboro with a sharp 15-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Ledford considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Emma Tesh looked comfortable as she pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Hailey Hoots was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Francis, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, North Davidson came tearing into Thursday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 9-1 margin over the Panthers. That's two games straight that North Davidson has won by exactly eight runs.
Kayla Milam spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on five hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, North Davidson let Abby Brown and Valerieh Juarez loose on the outfield. Brown scored two runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances, while Juarez went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Morgan Weaver, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Ledford has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for North Davidson, their victory bumped their record up to 15-6.
Ledford might still be hurting after the 9-1 defeat they got from North Davidson in their previous meeting on Thursday. Can Ledford avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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