Page is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Nolensville is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Page Patriots will take on the Nolensville Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Page: 3.2, Nolensville: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Page scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Franklin a 27-0 shutout. Page might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five games by seven runs or more this season.
Ashley Johnson and Shelby Buffington made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Johnson didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Buffington tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also didn't allow any walks). At the plate, Johnson went 3-for-3 with an RBI, while Buffington went 3-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Avery Skiles was a standout: she went 3-for-3 with four runs, four RBI, and two doubles. Adriana Callahan was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Nolensville is ranked highly in their home state, and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Hoover. Nolensville fell victim to a rough 11-0 defeat at the hands of Hoover. The contest marked that first time this year in which Nolensville was not able to get on the board.
Page has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Nolensville, their loss dropped their record down to 14-5-1.
Page's speedy runners might be the difference in Tuesday's match. Page has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.2 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Nolensville, though, as they've been averaging only 1.4. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Page continue to outrun the ball?
Page couldn't quite finish off Nolensville in their previous meeting two weeks ago and fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Nolensville's Madison Creasman, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Now that Page knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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