Fort Chiswell has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Giles Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Fort Chiswell is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Craig County a 17-0 shutout. Considering Fort Chiswell has won nine games by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Krista King made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. King has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. King was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Lilly Goforth was incredible, firing off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Bri Cody, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Giles made easy work of Parry McCluer on Thursday and carried off a 10-1 victory.
Fort Chiswell's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-8. As for Giles, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-10 record this season.
Everything went Fort Chiswell's way against Giles when the teams last played on May 3rd as Fort Chiswell made off with a 12-0 victory. Will Fort Chiswell repeat their success, or does Giles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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