Parkersburg South dropped their record down to 18-8 on Monday, which also ended the team's 11-game streak of wins at home. They fell just short of the Cabell Midland Knights by a score of 1-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Patriots haven't been shut out since back in April.
Anniston Shelton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up 14 Ks. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in ten consecutive appearances.
As for Cabell Midland, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 25-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games.
On Cabell Midland's side, the result came thanks to Audrea Watts's shutout, as she gave up just a hit and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Cabell Midland saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Becca Conrad, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
While Parkersburg South had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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