Grayson County is 1-9 against Auburn since June of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Grayson County Blue Devils will head out on the road to square off against the Auburn Eagles at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Grayson County played against Floyd County and lost via forfeit.
Last Tuesday, Auburn came up short against Fort Chiswell and fell 7-4. Auburn has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
McKenzie Booth was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Booth has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Booth was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with an RBI.
Booth wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Johnnie Gaynor, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Grayson County are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-10-1. As for Auburn, their record is now 7-5.
Grayson County suffered a grim 18-6 defeat to Auburn in their previous meeting on April 2nd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Auburn's Faith Wilson, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 5.2 innings pitched. Now that Grayson County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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