The Mingo Central Miners will be taking part in a tournament against the PikeView Panthers at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Mingo Central blew Martin County out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Saturday Martin County got their revenge. The Miners fell just short of the Cardinals by a score of 8-6.
Meanwhile, PikeView had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Mavericks.
Shelby Maddox spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 12 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Bella Delida, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in doubles (two).
PikeView pushed their record up to 6-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for Mingo Central, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
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