The Shaw Raiders will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the Taylor County Vikings, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Shaw's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They came out on top against Manchester by a score of 12-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). Considering the Raiders have won three games by more than ten runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Taylor County ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over Crawford County.
Taylor County's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Victoria Cooper, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Skyler Searcy, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Taylor County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Shaw's victory bumped their record up to 3-7. As for Taylor County, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Shaw suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Taylor County in their previous matchup on Saturday. Can Shaw avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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