In what's become a running theme this season, Starmount gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Watauga Pioneers with a sharp 9-1 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Starmount also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2023.
Rachael Bates made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Bates was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
In other batting news, Mackinzie Cox was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
On Watauga's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Katie Matheson, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Starmount has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Watauga, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.
Starmount is on the road again on Tuesday to play North Stokes at 6:30 p.m. As for Watauga, they will be playing at home against Ashe County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ashe County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
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