The Staunton Storm are on the road again on Monday to play the Harrisonburg Blue Streaks at 6:00 p.m.
Staunton is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Wilson Memorial on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 14-2 walloping at the hands of the Green Hornets.
Meanwhile, Harrisonburg had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against East Rockingham by a score of 5-2 on Friday.
Ashlyn Smiley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Idaly Alvarez was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of McKenna Dayton, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and a triple.
Staunton's defeat was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-6-1. As for Harrisonburg, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
Staunton might still be hurting after the 12-5 loss they got from Harrisonburg in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Smiley, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 19 over 6.1 innings pitched. Now that Staunton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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