Willow Spring is 5-0 against Corinth Holders since March of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Willow Spring Storm will stay at home for another game and welcome the Corinth Holders Pirates at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Willow Spring is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: Cleveland, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Willow Spring was ranked 16th). Willow Spring skirted past Cleveland 9-7.
The team relied heavily on Rachel Humphries, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Morgan Derby, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Corinth Holders came into Thursday's game having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 7-2 victory over South Garner on Thursday.
Ava Marks was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was MacKenzie Murray, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-5.
Willow Spring is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for Corinth Holders, their win bumped their record up to 10-8.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Willow Spring hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Corinth Holders struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Willow Spring took their victory against Corinth Holders when the teams last played on April 9th by a conclusive 11-1. Will Willow Spring repeat their success, or does Corinth Holders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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