On Wednesday, Hurricane faced Cabell Midland in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Hurricane Redskins fell just short of the Cabell Midland Knights by a score of 7-6. Hurricane's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Jaden Jones was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs and a triple. Another player making a difference was Kyndall Harper, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Cabell Midland's side, Audrea Watts looked comfortable as she pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Rebecca Conrad, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Baylee Smith was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Hurricane's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-6. As for Cabell Midland, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season.
Hurricane will challenge Spring Valley at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Hurricane: 3.3, Spring Valley: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Cabell Midland, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Huntington at 6:00 p.m. Cabell Midland will be looking to keep their 21-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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