Rocky Mount is 2-8 against Northern Nash since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Rocky Mount Gryphons will head out on the road to take on the Northern Nash Knights at 6:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Rocky Mount is is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 25th straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 29-11 walloping at the hands of Franklinton. Even if Rocky Mount couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Rocky Mount got a big performance out of Jada Bernard, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Bria Washington, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Northern Nash's offense. They suffered a rough 10-0 loss at the hands of Southern Nash on Tuesday. The shutout was out of character for Northern Nash seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Rocky Mount's defeat dropped their record down to 0-18. As for Northern Nash, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
Rocky Mount might still be hurting after the 18-0 defeat they got from Northern Nash when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Northern Nash's Emily Clay, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Now that Rocky Mount knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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