The Shady Spring Tigers will be playing at home against the Greenbrier West Cavaliers at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Shady Spring beats Greenbrier West with nine runs on Monday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Shady Spring came out on top in a nail-biter against Independence on Thursday and snuck past 9-7. The win made it back-to-back victories for Shady Spring.
Brooklynn Blankenship was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Lacy Osborne was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Greenbrier West stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. Everything went their way against Bridgeport as Greenbrier West made off with a 10-2 victory. The win was familiar territory for Greenbrier West who now have three in a row.
Kyndall Taylor was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Taylor has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Taylor was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Greenbrier West let Julia Herndon and Brooke Patterson loose on the outfield. Herndon scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Patterson scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Herndon is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Madalyn Fields, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Shady Spring is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Greenbrier West, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Shady Spring has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Greenbrier West struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Shady Spring beat Greenbrier West 4-0 in their previous matchup back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Greenbrier West's Brilee Redden, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Shady Spring still be able to contain Redden? There's only one way to find out.
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