The Nicholas County Grizzlies will head out on the road to take on the Greenbrier West Cavaliers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
The home team had come away the winner the last four times Nicholas County and Hoover had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Grizzlies lost 12-4 to the Huskies on Wednesday.
Nicholas County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Makenzie Hanshaw, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Greenbrier West had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Tide by a score of 6-3.
Brilee Redden made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Preslee Treadway, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one double. That triple marked the first that she hit this season.
Greenbrier West's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Nicholas County, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Nicholas County suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Greenbrier West in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Grizzlies avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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