The Crab Orchard Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the Carmi-White County Bulldogs at 10:15 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Crab Orchard took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past Benton 1-0.
Not much got past Jada Hatton, who gave up just one hit and racked up seven Ks to keep Benton off the board. Hatton has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Crab Orchard saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Payton Cook, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Carmi-White County put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against Fairfield as Carmi-White County made off with a 12-2 win. That's two games straight that Carmi-White County has won by exactly ten runs.
Audrey Upton made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Upton was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Carmi-White County got a massive performance out of Mia Evans, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Caroline Simmons, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Crab Orchard's victory bumped their record up to 17-7. As for Carmi-White County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Crab Orchard has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Carmi-White County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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