The Southern Guilford Storm will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Cornerstone Charter Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Southern Guilford's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Cornerstone Charter has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Southern Guilford had been on a three-game streak of scoring at least ten runs, but Eastern Guilford put an end to it on Tuesday. Southern Guilford's tough 11-0 loss to Eastern Guilford might stick with them for a while.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Cornerstone Charter had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Bethany on Wednesday.
Cornerstone Charter saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Delaney Hollern, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Evie Hill was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Southern Guilford now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Cornerstone Charter, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
Wednesday's contest might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Southern Guilford has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .446. However, it's not like Cornerstone Charter struggles in that department as they've averaged .492. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Southern Guilford came up short against Cornerstone Charter in their previous meeting last Monday, falling 5-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cornerstone Charter's Aubree Reaves, who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that Southern Guilford 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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