Pineville waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Clay County Tigers a 1-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Pineville has won by just one run.
Not much got past Rachel Howard, who gave up just five hits and racked up 18 Ks to keep Clay County off the board.
On the hitting side, Nadine Johnson was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
Pineville pushed their record up to 7-4 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Clay County, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-13 record this season.
Pineville will stay at home for another game and welcome Berea at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Pineville's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Berea's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Clay County, they will head out on the road to square off against Knox Central at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Clay County is facing Knox Central at the right time seeing as Knox Central is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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