Morehead waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Rockingham County Cougars by a score of 7-3. That's more bragging rights for Morehead, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Saillie Aheron made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off ten hits. Aheron was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Erica Biggs was excellent, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
On Rockingham County's side, Ava Grace Pruitt spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered seven earned runs on four hits and racked up 16 Ks. Pruitt has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Chloe Hershman made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Even though they lost, Rockingham County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 16 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Morehead only tossed five.
Morehead's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-5. As for Rockingham County, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-4.
Morehead will take on McMichael at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. McMichael is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 15.1 runs per game this season. As for Rockingham County, they will head out on the road to take on Eastern Guilford at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastern Guilford is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
