Roane County put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Gilmer County Titans a 3-0 shutout. Roane County's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three contests.
Mahailey Nicholson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Nicholson has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances. Nicholson was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Piper Harlan, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Roane County pushed their record up to 14-0 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Gilmer County, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-7.
Roane County will be playing at home against Braxton County at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Braxton County will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Gilmer County, they will head out on the road to challenge Doddridge County at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Doddridge County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
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