The Pisgah Dragons will head out on the road to square off against the Lake Hornets at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pisgah is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11 runs per game this season.
Pisgah is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They put the hurt on Lake with a sharp 11-1 win. Considering Pisgah has won 21 matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Alyssa McMurtrey was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. McMurtrey was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Maddi Byrd and Madysen Washington did most of the damage at the plate: Byrd went 2-for-3 with a home run, while Washington scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Washington has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times she's played. Another player making a difference was Audrey Best, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Pisgah has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-7 record this season. As for Lake, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 22-9.
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