The Ware Shoals Hornets will head out on the road to face off against the High Point Academy Grizzlies at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Ware Shoals is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.6 runs per game this season.
Ware Shoals can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over Calhoun County.
Stella Eichhorn made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Eichhorn was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sarah Vinson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Paisley Pelfrey, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, High Point Academy and McBee squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but High Point Academy had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 5-3. High Point Academy has not had much luck with McBee recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
The win got Ware Shoals back to even at 12-12. As for High Point Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-9.
Ware Shoals came up short against High Point Academy when the teams last played back in February, falling 5-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of High Point Academy's Julie Raines, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Now that Ware Shoals 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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