Pisgah has won four straight games at home, while Puckett has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Dragons will host the Wolves at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Pisgah 3.6, Puckett 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Pisgah is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Mize a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Dragons have won 19 contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
The result came thanks to Ally Young's shutout, as she gave up just three hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Alex Holeman was excellent, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs. Another player making a difference was Hallie McCurdy, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Puckett and Loyd Star meet (two straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Monday. The Wolves had just enough and edged out the Hornets 3-1.
Puckett has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-8-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs over those games. As for Pisgah, their win bumped their record up to 24-8.
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