The South-Doyle Cherokees will take on the Seymour Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing isn't great for South-Doyle: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Seymour has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
On Friday, South-Doyle beat Harriman 6-1.
Haylee Richards made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Richards was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Aleigha Bates was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Natalie Smithers, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
South-Doyle was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, Seymour hadn't done well against Carter recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Seymour had just enough and edged out Carter 14-13.
The team relied heavily on Landry Terry, who scored three runs while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (three). Baelyn Brelsford was another key player, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Seymour's victory ended a nine-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-6. As for South-Doyle, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
South-Doyle skirted past Seymour 5-4 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Does South-Doyle have another victory up their sleeve, or will Seymour turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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