The Norwood Pirates have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Stoutland Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The last four games Norwood has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Norwood's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against New Covenant Academy on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 1-0.
Meanwhile, Stoutland waltzed into their match on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They walked away with a 6-2 win over the Tigers.
Cadence Chaffin made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits (and only one walk). Chaffin was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Harlee Mathews, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Allison Reeves, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Stoutland didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Norwood's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-5. As for Stoutland, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Norwood beat Stoutland 5-1 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Does Norwood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Stoutland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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