The Giles Spartans will face off against the Craig County Rockets at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Giles is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
Giles is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Fort Chiswell just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Pioneers by a score of 3-2. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Addie Lowry
| 05/09/25 @ Fort Chiswell | 17 |
| 05/05/25 vs George Wythe | 11 |
| 05/02/25 vs Narrows | 14 |
| 04/30/25 vs Fort Chiswell | 9 |
| 04/29/25 @ Galax | 10 |
| + 6 more games |
Addie Lowry was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 17 batters over 11.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off ten hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 11 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with one double.
Lowry wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sarah Ratcliffe, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Craig County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 17-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Narrows.
Giles' defeat dropped their record down to 12-6. As for Craig County, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything went Giles' way against Craig County when the teams last played back in April, as Giles made off with a 17-1 victory. Will the Spartans repeat their success, or do the Rockets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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