The North Myrtle Beach Chiefs have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the West Florence Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, North Myrtle Beach was able to grind out a solid win over Whiteville, taking the game 8-3.
Lilly Carney and Isabella Bruno did most of the damage at the plate: Carney scored two runs while going 3-for-3, while Bruno went 3-for-3 with a triple and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Sadie Olson, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, West Florence gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They never let Sumter onto the board and left with a 14-0 win. West Florence's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
North Myrtle Beach is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-9 record this season. As for West Florence, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-2.
North Myrtle Beach suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to West Florence in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of West Florence's Annie Ruth Eliason, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Now that North Myrtle Beach knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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