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| 03/18/25 - Away | 16-0 W |
| 04/23/24 - Away | 19-0 W |
| 03/19/24 - Home | 7-0 W |
| 04/25/23 - Home | 18-0 W |
| 03/24/23 - Away | 16-0 W |
| + 3 more games |
Rockingham County has gone a perfect 8-0 against Dudley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Cougars will welcome the Panthers at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rockingham County has 13 straight victories, Dudley has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Dudley's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Wednesday: Rockingham County hadn't allowed a single run the last five times they've hit the field. The Cougars never let High Point Central get on the board and left with a 17-0 win on Tuesday. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matchups by nine runs or more this season.
Ava Grace Pruitt made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Lily Strittmatter and Macey Hardy did most of the damage at the plate: Strittmatter went a perfect 3-for-3 with five RBI, one triple, and one run, while Hardy scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. That's the most hits Hardy has posted since back in March. Presley Rothe was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Dudley lost 20-10 to Ben L. Smith on Friday.
Rockingham County pushed their record up to 14-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.1 runs over those games. As for Dudley, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10.
Everything went Rockingham County's way against Dudley in their previous matchup back in March, as Rockingham County made off with a 16-0 victory. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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