Hough is 10-0 against West Charlotte since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Hough Huskies will head out on the road to challenge the West Charlotte Lions at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hough has six straight victories, West Charlotte has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Hough's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Thursday. They beat West Mecklenburg by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 15-0. Hough might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven matchups by 15 runs or more this season.
Morgan Flowe looked comfortable as she struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Hough got a massive performance out of Maylee Stroupe, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Ashlyn Rogers, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, West Charlotte fell victim to a tough 20-5 loss at the hands of Hopewell on Thursday.
Hough has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for West Charlotte, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Hough came out on top in a nail-biter against West Charlotte in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hough since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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