The Capital Cougars are taking a road trip to square off against the PikeView Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Capital is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Capital lost 8-1 to Parkersburg on Saturday.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but PikeView ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They had just enough and edged out Liberty 4-3.
Shelby Maddox was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out 19 batters over nine innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
In other batting news, Zoey Tupper was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs. Those three hits gave her a new career-high.
PikeView pushed their record up to 19-6 with the victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Capital, their loss dropped their record down to 7-23.
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