Carroll County has been on the road for four straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Pulaski County Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pulaski County took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Carroll County, who comes in off a win.
Carroll County stacked a third blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Bassett a 12-0 shutout. 12 seems to be a good number for Carroll County as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Pulaski County fell victim to a rough 14-7 loss at the hands of Blacksburg on Thursday.
Victoria Hale made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Addison Dean, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Carroll County pushed their record up to 5-0 with that victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.9 runs per game. As for Pulaski County, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Carroll County skirted past Pulaski County 2-1 when the teams last played last Friday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Pulaski County's Laken Greever, who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Carroll County still be able to contain Greever? There's only one way to find out.
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