It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but West Florence had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the St. James Sharks 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Knights have posted since March 25th.
Annie Ruth Eliason
| 05/15/25 @ St. James | 17 |
| 05/13/25 vs Lugoff-Elgin | 12 |
| 05/08/25 @ St. James | 10 |
| 05/07/25 vs Lugoff-Elgin | 19 |
| 05/01/25 vs Westwood | 16 |
| + 5 more games |
Annie Ruth Eliason made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in ten consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Eliason wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Hannah Grace Duke, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
West Florence is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for St. James, their defeat ended an 11-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-5.
West Florence will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Sharks: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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