Roane County put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Clay County Panthers a 5-0 shutout. Roane County's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last four games.
Mahailey Nicholson made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Nicholson has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Nicholson was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a double.
Nicholson wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Lexi Mitchell, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Roane County's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Clay County, they dropped their record down to 1-1 with that loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Roane County will look to defend their home field on Friday against South Harrison at 6:00 p.m. As for Clay County, they will head out on the road to challenge Doddridge County at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
