The Taylorsville Tartars will head out to face off against the Raleigh Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Taylorsville has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with 15 straight defeats, while Raleigh will come in with three straight wins.
Taylorsville fell victim to Enterprise and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 15-0 to the Yellowjackets.
Meanwhile, while Raleigh put up plenty of runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for St. Andrew's Episcopal. Raleigh blew past St. Andrew's Episcopal 15-0.
The team relied heavily on Haylee Buffington, who scored two runs and stole five bases while going 1-for-2. Those five stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was SC McAllister, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3.
Raleigh always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Raleigh's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-12-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.7 runs over those games. As for Taylorsville, their loss dropped their record down to 0-13.
Taylorsville might still be hurting after the 19-0 defeat they got from Raleigh in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can Taylorsville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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