On Monday, Hurricane faced St. Albans in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Everything went the Hurricane Redskins' way against the St. Albans Red Dragons as the Hurricane Redskins made off with a 14-2 victory. The result was nothing new for Hurricane, who have now won six matches by eight runs or more so far this season.
Kate Justice tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Alexandra Anderson was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Elise Pye was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
On St. Albans' side, Sydney Young was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-1 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Kiersten Lacy, who went 1-for-2 with a home run.
Hurricane's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs per game. As for St. Albans, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-3.
Hurricane will head out on the road to challenge Capital at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hurricane is facing Capital at the right time seeing as Capital is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for St. Albans, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Parkersburg at 6:00 p.m.
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