The Corinth Holders Pirates will take on the D.H. Conley Vikings on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Corinth Holders is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Leesville Road as Corinth Holders made off with a 14-4 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Corinth Holders.
Kelly McKnight looked comfortable as she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ava Marks, who went 4-for-4 with four runs, five RBI, and two doubles. MacKenzie Murray was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, D.H. Conley had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They never let the Eagles onto the board and left with an 8-0 win. Eight seems to be a good number for D.H. Conley as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Corinth Holders is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for D.H. Conley, their win was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-4.
Corinth Holders suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to D.H. Conley when the teams last played back in March of 2019. Thankfully for Corinth Holders, Anna Sawyer (who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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