Pulaski County is 1-9 against Christiansburg since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Pulaski County Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Christiansburg Blue Demons at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pulaski County will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating William Byrd, who they hadn't topped in four consecutive meetings. Pulaski County walked away with a 6-1 win over William Byrd on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Pulaski County.
Laken Greever spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Victoria Hale was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Christiansburg beat Salem 5-1 on Friday.
Kadyn Camper made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). Camper was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Addison Reasor, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Pulaski County's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-10. As for Christiansburg, they pushed their record up to 14-2 with that win, which was their ninth straight on the road.
Pulaski County couldn't quite finish off Christiansburg in their previous meeting back in April and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Camper, who struck out 18 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Now that Pulaski County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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