Roane County put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let the Clay County Panthers onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Roane County also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Not much got past Mahailey Nicholson, who gave up just zero hits and racked up 18 Ks to keep Clay County off the board. Nicholson has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Roane County let Raena Stenzel and Lexi Mitchell loose on the outfield. Stenzel scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Mitchell scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Joplin Harlan, who went 3-for-4 with a double.
Roane County pushed their record up to 17-0 with that victory, which was their ninth straight on the road. As for Clay County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-6.
Roane County didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 10-0 win vs. Wirt County on the 22nd. Clay County has also already played their next matchup, a 14-1 defeat against Hoover on the 22nd.
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