The South Harrison Hawks will head out on the road to square off against the Williamstown Yellowjackets at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
It was a Battle of the Birds when South Harrison faced off against Braxton County on Tuesday. The Hawks' pitcher stepped up to hand the Eagles a 15-0 shutout. The win continues a trend for the Hawks in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won six in a row.
Riley Myers was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Alexis Peck, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and two runs.
Williamstown came out on top against Webster County on Tuesday thanks in part to the team's impressive 13-run fourth inning. The Yellowjackets put the hurt on the Highlanders with a sharp 17-2 victory.
Alyssa Clare looked comfortable as she tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
At the plate, Williamstown got a massive performance out of Kyla Myer, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. That's the most hits Myer has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Shayle Montgomery, who went 3-for-4 with four runs, two RBI, and one double.
Williamstown was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .520. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Williamstown has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-15 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. As for South Harrison, their record is now 5-10.
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