The Hibriten Panthers will square off against the Ashe County Huskies at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hibriten will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
While Hibriten didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past West Iredell 14-5 on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won five contests by nine runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Ashe County ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past West Wilkes 9-8.
Addi Williams and Ava Roten did most of the damage at the plate: Williams scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Roten scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. That stolen base marked the first that Williams snagged this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Osborne, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Hibriten pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 10.6 runs. As for Ashe County, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
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