Whitwell has been on the road for four straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Van Buren County Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Whitwell will be strutting in after a victory while Van Buren County will be coming in after a defeat.
After only one run in their last matchup, Whitwell made sure to put some runs up on the board against Chattanooga Central on Monday. Everything went Whitwell's way against Chattanooga Central as Whitwell made off with a 13-1 win.
Kailee Yarber was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Yarber has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Yarber was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Mallory O'Neal was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Kasie Britton was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Meanwhile, Van Buren County came up short against Monterey on Monday and fell 7-4. Van Buren County has not had much luck with Monterey recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Whitwell has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-9 record this season. As for Van Buren County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything went Whitwell's way against Van Buren County in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Whitwell made off with a 12-0 victory. Does Whitwell have another victory up their sleeve, or will Van Buren County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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