The Starr's Mill Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the Callaway Cavaliers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Starr's Mill is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Starr's Mill's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Northside on Thursday. They came up short against the Patriots, falling 11-0.
Meanwhile, everything went Callaway's way against Rutland on Thursday as Callaway made off with a 13-1 victory.
Kinley Smith and Ella Kelly did most of the damage at the plate: Smith scored three runs while going 2-for-2, while Kelly went 2-for-3 with five RBI. That's the most hits Smith has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Karlie Walker, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Callaway was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .438. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .320 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
Starr's Mill's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Callaway, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-9 record this season.
Starr's Mill took their win against Callaway in their previous matchup back in August by a conclusive 10-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Starr's Mill since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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