The West Florence Knights will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Conway Tigers at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (West Florence has five straight wins, Conway has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
West Florence is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Marion, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (West Florence was ranked 20th). West Florence had just enough and edged Marion out 6-5. That's two games straight that West Florence has won by just one run.
Annie Ruth Eliason spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on six hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mia Boykin was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Charisma Williams, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Conway fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Carolina Forest on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 6-5. That's two games in a row now that Conway has lost by just one run.
Conway also let their pitcher toss all eight innings and she was also dialed-in: Benton Causey gave up four earned (and two unearned) runs on ten hits.
At the plate, Meredith Thompson was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a double. Brandy Smith was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
West Florence pushed their record up to 13-3 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Conway, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-10.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. West Florence hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Conway struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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