There's no place like home for Pineville, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Tuesday. They never let the McCreary Central Raiders onto the board and left with a 6-0 win on Thursday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Pineville also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2021.
Not much got past Rachel Howard, who gave up just three hits and racked up 18 Ks to keep McCreary Central off the board.
At the plate, Rayanna Maidon was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Malley Smith, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances.
On McCreary Central's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chelsea Whitehead, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Pineville pushed their record up to 5-4 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for McCreary Central, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-8.
Pineville will be playing in front of their home fans against Knox Central at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Pineville's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Knox Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for McCreary Central, they will head out on the road to challenge Williamsburg at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. McCreary Central is facing Williamsburg at the right time seeing as Williamsburg is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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