Opp had no answer to Avery Duke on Thursday as she tossed six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was her fifth in a row with less than two walks allowed. For the year, Duke has been strong no matter where she plays. On the mound, she has an ERA of .66 over 32 innings pitched. Meanwhile, at bat she has slashed 0.379/0.514/0.621 with 13 runs.
Duke and Excel are on the road again on Thursday to play Winfield. Excel will be headed into this one with a pretty big disadvantage in the rankings (they're ranked 155 places lower in Alabama), but they're not letting that get them down. Will they be able to pull off an upset behind Duke? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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