The South Stokes Sauras will face off against the Robbinsville Black Knights on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
South Stokes is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Polk County with a sharp 8-1 victory.
Robbinsville came out on top against Mitchell on Tuesday thanks in part to the team's impressive 14-run first inning. The Black Knights never let the Mountaineers get on the board and left with a 15-0 win. The victory was nothing new for the Black Knights as they're now sitting on ten straight.
Lexie Williams was a standout: she went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Anna Williams, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
Robbinsville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .731. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Robbinsville's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-3. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for South Stokes, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Everything went South Stokes' way against Robbinsville in their previous matchup back in May of 2022, as South Stokes made off with an 11-1 win. Will the Sauras repeat their success, or do the Black Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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