Knights
| 05/31/25 vs Christiansburg | 12-0 |
| 05/23/25 @ Blacksburg | 14-10 |
| 05/21/25 vs Lord Botetourt | 6-5 |
| 05/19/25 vs Hidden Valley | 11-2 |
| 05/09/25 vs Christiansburg | 11-1 |
| + 4 more games |
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Cave Spring walked away with it. They never let the Christiansburg Blue Demons get on the board and left with a 12-0 victory on Saturday. The win was familiar territory for the Knights, who have now won nine matches in a row.
Caitlyn Karnes was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in April. She was also solid in the batter's box, earning three runs.
In other batting news, Rachel Hartman was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Madison Steffen was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
Cave Spring pushed their record up to 15-6 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Christiansburg, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last seven games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-11 record this season.
Cave Spring will head out to take on Abingdon at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Knights 3.7, the Falcons 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. Christiansburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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