The Harding Knights will head out on the road to take on the Edison Tommies at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Harding can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Humboldt as Harding made off with a 17-7 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what Harding needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Avorn Vang was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Vang was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Marcela Deloye-Romero was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Baylie Vick, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Edison can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 20-6 margin over Johnson. While fans of Edison might be used to big wins, the 14-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
The win got Harding back to even at 5-5. As for Edison, the victory also got them back to even at 3-3.
Harding skirted past Edison 9-8 in their previous matchup back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for Harding since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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