The Roane County Raiders will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Lewis County Minutemen at 6:00 p.m. Roane County will be looking to keep their 11-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Roane County is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Hoover, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Roane County was ranked 22nd). Roane County lost 8-0 to Hoover on Wednesday. Roane County has not had much luck with Hoover recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Meanwhile, Lewis County had just enough and edged Clay County out 6-4 on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Lewis County.
Courtney Boggs was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Adaleigh Curry was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Roane County's defeat dropped their record down to 20-3. As for Lewis County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season.
Thursday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Roane County hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .347. However, it's not like Lewis County struggles in that department as they've averaged .390. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Roane County beat Lewis County 6-3 in their previous matchup on Tuesday. Will Roane County repeat their success, or does Lewis County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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