Ashe County won the last time they faced Watauga and things went their way on Thursday too. The Huskies walked away with a 10-6 victory over the Pioneers. With that win, the Huskies brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Maleah Lovell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed seven innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Lovell was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March.
Nadilyn Eason
| 04/17/25 @ Watauga | 5 |
| 04/04/24 @ John Paul II Catholic | 4 |
| 04/14/25 @ Freedom | 3 |
| 04/08/24 @ Watauga | 3 |
| 03/16/24 @ Surry Central | 3 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nadilyn Eason, who went a perfect 5-for-5 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Those five hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Roten, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Ashe County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .378. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Ashe County pushed their record up to 10-8 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Watauga, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-14.
Coming up, Ashe County will take on Surry Central at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. The Huskies' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Golden Eagles have averaged an impressive 7 runs per game this season. As for Watauga, they will challenge East Surry at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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