The John Battle Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Abingdon Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Abingdon took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on John Battle, who comes in off a win.
John Battle's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-0 win over Gate City.
The result came thanks to Taylor Childress's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up 17 Ks. She also set a new season high mark in ERA with .000.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Keeley Smith, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Parker Elton was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Abingdon suffered a rough 10-4 defeat at the hands of Christiansburg on Monday.
John Battle's victory bumped their record up to 7-3-1. As for Abingdon, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Everything went John Battle's way against Abingdon in their previous meeting on April 2nd as John Battle made off with an 11-3 win. Does John Battle have another victory up their sleeve, or will Abingdon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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