The Beaver Beavers will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the South Sevier Rams at 12:15 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Beaver is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They put the hurt on Kanab with a sharp 11-1 victory.
Brindee Carter tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Lily Wright, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-2. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Danzee Bradshaw was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, South Sevier never let their opponents score on Saturday. They blew past North Sevier 10-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for South Sevier.
South Sevier also got a great performance from Kaitlyn Lynch as she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Caitlin Nielson, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Kinsey Parsons, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Beaver's win bumped their record up to 17-10. As for South Sevier, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Beaver hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like South Sevier struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Beaver came up short against South Sevier when the teams last played back in April, falling 6-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of South Sevier's Kloe Donohue, who struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Now that Beaver knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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