Ledford is 0-10 against North Davidson since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Ledford Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the North Davidson Black Knights at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Ledford is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Asheboro a 25-0 shutout on Tuesday. Winning may never get old, but Ledford sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Hailey Hoots made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Hoots was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run.
In other batting news, Alana Herrera was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Grace Henry was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, North Davidson entered their tilt with Central Davidson with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Spartans 8-0.
Like Ledford, North Davidson also got a great game from a two-way player: Kayla Milam. She didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Milam was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
In other batting news, Eleanor Potter was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Abby Brown, who scored two runs while going 1-for-5.
Ledford has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for North Davidson, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-6.
Ledford came up short against North Davidson in their previous meeting on April 9th, falling 3-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Milam, who didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Now that Ledford knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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