Wirt County is still looking for their season's first win. They fell just short of the Braxton County Eagles by a score of 15-14 on Thursday. One positive for Wirt County, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Kylee Ross was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 4-for-5. Another player making a difference was Katie Duskey, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances.
On Braxton County's side, they got a massive performance out of Kira Cottrell, who went 4-for-5 with three stolen bases, five RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Jade Chapman, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-6.
Wirt County's loss dropped their record down to 0-22. As for Braxton County, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-19.
Wirt County will take on West Carter at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Wirt County has given up an average of 8.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Braxton County, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Nicholas County at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Braxton County will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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