The Floyd County Buffaloes will head out on the road to face off against the Patrick County Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Floyd County is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
If Floyd County beats Patrick County with seven runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Floyd County sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 win over Alleghany on Monday. That's two games straight that Floyd County has won by just one run.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last contest, Patrick County made sure to put some runs up on the board against James River on Friday. Patrick County narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past James River 10-9.
Journey Moore made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out 13 batters over 11 innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off nine hits. Moore has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Moore was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her six plate appearances with a stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lauren Hazelwood, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. Bryley Pike was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-5.
Floyd County is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-9 record this season. As for Patrick County, their win bumped their record up to 13-5.
Floyd County might still be hurting after the 11-2 loss they got from Patrick County in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Patrick County's Mckenzie Holt, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and only one walk). Now that Floyd County 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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