Ashe County is 0-6 against South Caldwell since April of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Ashe County Huskies will square off against the South Caldwell Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Ashe County's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Freedom 11-0. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Ashe County considering their one-run performance the game before.
Maleah Lovell made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Lovell has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Lovell was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Nadilyn Eason and Ally Greer did most of the damage at the plate: Eason went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI, while Greer went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Abby Sheets was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, South Caldwell put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Hibriten as South Caldwell made off with a 14-1 win.
Ashe County's victory bumped their record up to 12-8. As for South Caldwell, their win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-0.
Ashe County might still be hurting after the 14-4 loss they got from South Caldwell when the teams last played last Tuesday. Can Ashe County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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