Stewart County had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They were the clear victor by a 9-3 margin over the Northwest Vikings on Thursday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Stewart County also won the last time the pair played two weeks ago.
Cara Bucciarelli made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Bucciarelli was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Ema Borden was incredible, going 4-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Addison Fitzhugh was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
On Northwest's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jada James, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Stewart County's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-15. As for Northwest, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-17 record this season.
Stewart County will stay at home for another game and welcome Henry County at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Henry County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season. Northwest does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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