George Wythe won against Chilhowie on Thursday with ten runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Maroons' pitcher stepped up to hand the Radford Bobcats a 10-0 shutout. For the Maroons, this counts as revenge for the 17-6 win the Bobcats walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2019.
Not much got past Ashley Layne, who gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Radford off the board. Layne has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Aniyah Burks was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Morgan Layne was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
George Wythe was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .448. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Radford only posted a batting average of .143.
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| 04/21/25 - Home | 10-0 W |
| 03/18/19 - Home | 6-17 L |
| 04/08/15 - Away | 7-6 W |
| 03/24/15 - Home | 11-10 W |
The victory got George Wythe back to even at 5-5. As for Radford, they dropped their record down to 1-6 with the loss, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Coming up, George Wythe will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Galax at 4:30 p.m. The Maroon Tide have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.89 runs per game on average), something the Maroons will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Radford, they will head out to challenge Floyd County at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Bobcats' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Buffaloes have averaged an impressive 11.4 runs per game this season.
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