East Hardy is on a ten-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Luray an 11-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The East Hardy Cougars will look to defend their home field against the Luray Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
On Wednesday, East Hardy didn't have quite enough to beat Berkeley Springs and fell 8-7.
Brooke Moyers was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Moyers was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, two doubles, and one stolen base. Those doubles marked the first that she hit this season.
In other batting news, Gracie Heishman made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Addison Armentrout was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one triple and one run.
Meanwhile, Luray scored the most runs they've had this season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Stonewall Jackson by a score of 16-15.
Gracie Stillwill and Caydence Cave did some serious damage despite the final result: Stillwill scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Cave went 1-for-5 with four RBI and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Ainsley Couper, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Luray's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for East Hardy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
East Hardy was able to grind out a solid victory over Luray when the teams last played back in March, winning 9-6. Do the Cougars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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