Mitchell can finally bid farewell to their 28-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Avery County Vikings as the Mitchell Mountaineers made off with a 15-4 victory. This was payback for Mitchell, who suffered an 8-4 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Alexis Byrd and Charley Ambrose did most of the damage at the plate: Byrd scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3, while Ambrose scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashlee Ledford, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Mitchell's win ended an 18-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-13. As for Avery County, they dropped their record down to 2-15 with that loss, which was their sixth straight at home.
Mitchell will have a chance to go back-to-back against Avery County: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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