Poca is on an 11-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and South Harrison a four-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Poca Dots will host the South Harrison Hawks at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Poca couldn't beat Hannan on Monday even though they stacked six runs on them in the first inning. The Dots came up short against the Wildcats, falling 27-11.
South Harrison came out on top against Webster County on Tuesday thanks in part to the team's impressive seven-run second inning. The Hawks blew past the Highlanders 12-4. With that win, the Hawks brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Ava Louk was incredible, going 4-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Peck, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with four stolen bases and two runs.
South Harrison hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post two or more strikeouts.
South Harrison is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-11 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Poca, their loss dropped their record down to 0-13.
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