Roane County put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the South Harrison Hawks a 4-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Roane County also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Not much got past Mahailey Nicholson, who gave up just two hits and racked up 15 Ks to keep South Harrison off the board. Nicholson has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lexi Mitchell was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
On South Harrison's side, Alexis Shaw spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up seven Ks.
Roane County pushed their record up to 13-0 with that win, which was their eighth straight on the road. As for South Harrison, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-10.
Roane County didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 victory vs. Gilmer County on the 17th. As for South Harrison, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Clay County at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Harrison is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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