The Cave Spring Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Franklin County Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Cave Spring: 3.9, Franklin County: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Cave Spring stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Lord Botetourt as Cave Spring made off with a 14-7 victory.
Caitlyn Karnes spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered six earned (and one unearned) runs on 11 hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Maddison Steffen was a standout: she went 2-for-6 with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Ella Bishop, who scored two runs while going 3-for-6.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Franklin County, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They came out on top against William Byrd by a score of 6-2 on Tuesday.
Cave Spring pushed their record up to 13-5 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Franklin County, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5-1 record this season.
Everything went Cave Spring's way against Franklin County in their previous meeting last Monday as Cave Spring made off with an 11-2 victory. Will Cave Spring repeat their success, or does Franklin County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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