South Charleston and Nitro are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The South Charleston Black Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Nitro Wildcats at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. South Charleston will be strutting in after a win while Nitro will be coming in after a loss.
South Charleston scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They put the hurt on Parkersburg with a sharp 12-4 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for South Charleston.
Alex Hill was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed five innings while giving up four earned runs off six hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Hill was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, South Charleston got a massive performance out of Jayden Riedel, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Caraline Dunn was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Nitro was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. Their tough 16-0 loss to Logan might stick with them for a while.
Nitro saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reygan Newcomer, who went 1-for-1 with a double.
South Charleston is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season. As for Nitro, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
South Charleston skirted past Nitro 1-0 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Nitro's Carli Mathes, who kept things locked down with no earned run or hits while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Now that she won't be playing on Saturday, will it be that much easier for South Charleston to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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