Fulton has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will host the North Callaway Thunderbirds at 5:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Fulton is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Marshall with a sharp 15-2 win on Thursday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Hornets needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Layla Underwood was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in OBP. Olivia Weaver was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, North Callaway had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Wildcats a 9-0 shutout. Considering the Thunderbirds have won nine matchups by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Kymorie Myers was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Faith Cash, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Fulton is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for North Callaway, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-6.
Fulton took their win against North Callaway in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 18-3. Does Fulton have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Callaway turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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