Hurricane has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Spring Valley Timberwolves at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Hurricane: 3.3, Spring Valley: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Hurricane is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Cabell Midland, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Hurricane was ranked tenth). Hurricane fell just short of Cabell Midland by a score of 7-6 on Wednesday. Hurricane has struggled against Cabell Midland recently, as their match on Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Jaden Jones made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyndall Harper, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Spring Valley scored first but ultimately less than Lincoln County in their contest on Wednesday. Their rough 13-3 loss to the Panthers might stick with them for a while.
Hurricane's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-6. As for Spring Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 17-5.
Hurricane suffered a grim 12-6 defeat to Spring Valley in their previous matchup back in March. Can Hurricane avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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