West hasn't had much luck against Crawford recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Trojans will welcome the Pirates at 1:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Crawford will be up against a hot West team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. Everything went the Trojans' way against Scurry-Rosser on Friday as they made off with a 14-2 win. West's victory was all the more impressive since the Wildcats were averaging only three runs allowed on the season.
Meanwhile, Crawford won against Moody on Thursday with ten runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Pirates never let Jonesboro get on the board and left with a 10-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won eight in a row.
Crawford got a great performance from Ally Ingle-Dyer as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Kodi Rhodes was a standout: she went a perfect 2-for-2 with two triples, one stolen base, and one run. Those two triples gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Mattie Ratliff, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Crawford kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Crawford's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for West, their victory bumped their record up to 15-4.
West suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Crawford when the teams last played back in February of 2021. Can the Trojans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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