Ashe County is 0-4 against South Caldwell since April of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Ashe County Huskies will be playing at home against the South Caldwell Spartans at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Ashe County waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Patriots with a sharp 9-3 win.
Abby Sheets and Isabella Farmer did most of the damage at the plate: Sheets scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Farmer scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Nadilyn Eason, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, South Caldwell faced Alexander Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. South Caldwell's pitchers stepped up to hand Alexander Central a 7-0 shutout. South Caldwell's victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Ashe County is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for South Caldwell, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-0.
Ashe County came up short against South Caldwell in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 13-9. Can Ashe County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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