The Fairland Dragons will head out on the road to square off against the Dawson-Bryant Hornets at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fairland can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent game on Wednesday. Everything went their way against South Point as Fairland made off with a 14-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Fairland.
Makena Black was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Hailey Sammons, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Dawson-Bryant came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.9 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Fighting Tigers 3-1.
Abbie Deeds was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Deeds has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Deeds was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run.
In other batting news, Braelie Hitchcock was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double. Kasey Vanderhoof was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Fairland has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Dawson-Bryant, their victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Fairland has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Dawson-Bryant struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Fairland couldn't quite finish off Dawson-Bryant when the teams last played on Friday and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Deeds, who struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Now that Fairland 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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