On Friday, University faced Cabell Midland in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The University Hawks fell victim to a tough 13-3 defeat at the hands of the Cabell Midland Knights. University's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
University saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sophia Lehosit, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Cabell Midland's side, Audrea Watts was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched six innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Watts was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, a run, and a double.
In other batting news, Addison Perdue and Olivia Bell did most of the damage at the plate: Perdue went 2-for-4 with two triples, two RBI, and a run, while Bell scored three runs while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Rebecca Conrad, who went 1-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
University's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-7. As for Cabell Midland, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-3.
University will be playing in front of their home fans against Greenbrier East at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. University is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season. As for Cabell Midland, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Morgantown at 12:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Morgantown: 2.4, Cabell Midland: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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