After four games on the road, Hurricane is heading back home. They will take on the Cabell Midland Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Hurricane: 3.3, Cabell Midland: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Hurricane is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Cabell Midland, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Hurricane was ranked sixth). Hurricane took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cabell Midland on Monday.
For Cabell Midland's part, Audrea Watts spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on nine hits and racked up seven Ks. Watts has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Quinn Ballengee, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run and four runs. Another player making a difference was Olivia Bell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Hurricane's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-7. As for Cabell Midland, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 28-5 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Hurricane hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.9 home runs per game. However, it's not like Cabell Midland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.3. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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