The Long Creek Dragons will take on the Randolph Ro-Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Long Creek fell victim to Johnson and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Jaguars, falling 16-0. The Dragons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Randolph). They never let San Marcos Academy onto the board and left with a 23-0 win on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Ro-Hawks in their matchups with the Bears: they've now won five in a row.
Raelynn Fowler made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Randolph got a massive performance out of Hadley Megeath, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Those stolen bases were Megeath's first of the season. Elizabeth Landreth was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Randolph always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .871. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Long Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Randolph, their win bumped their record up to 3-5.
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