Southwestern Randolph is 8-2 against Randleman since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Southwestern Randolph Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Randleman Tigers at 6:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Southwestern Randolph: 1.5, Randleman: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Southwestern Randolph waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Colts a 3-0 shutout.
The team relied heavily on Maddie Strider, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Nautica Parrish, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Wednesday Randleman sidestepped Central Davidson for a 6-5 win.
Kinzie Ivey was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Ivey has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Ivey was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lyric Chriscoe, who went 3-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Teanna Bostick was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
Southwestern Randolph is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Randleman, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Southwestern Randolph has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Randleman struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Southwestern Randolph's way against Randleman in their previous matchup back in March as Southwestern Randolph made off with a 7-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southwestern Randolph since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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