The Rock Hill Blue Hawks will head out on the road to square off against the Boyd Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rock Hill has six straight victories, Boyd has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
After only one run in their last matchup, Rock Hill made sure to put some runs up on the board against McKinney on Tuesday. Everything went Rock Hill's way against McKinney as Rock Hill made off with a 10-0 win. That looming 10-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Rock Hill yet this season.
Madilynn Grossman made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Grossman has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Grossman was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Leah Rinehart was incredible, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run, two stolen bases, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Taylor Lopez, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
While Boyd couldn't quite beat Prosper on Friday, the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 14-point loss they were dealt two weeks ago. Boyd fell just short of Prosper by a score of 4-2.
Erika Thurman was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she tossed six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (she also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Boyd saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Savanna Luther, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Rock Hill pushed their record up to 9-7-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs per game. As for Boyd, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8-1.
Rock Hill came up short against Boyd in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 7-4. Can Rock Hill avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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