The Oak Hill Red Devils will head out to take on the South Charleston Black Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Oak Hill is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
On Wednesday, Oak Hill came up short against Liberty and fell 10-6.
KK Smith put in work no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Smith was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Kennedy King was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Ava Emery also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for South Charleston, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They blew past Capital 10-2 on Tuesday.
South Charleston is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-15 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Oak Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 12-11.
Oak Hill took their victory against South Charleston in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 14-6 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Red Devils since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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