The Chiefland Indians will be playing at home against the Taylor County Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Taylor County took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Chiefland, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Chiefland narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Williston 5-4.
Mackenzie Fisher was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Fisher has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Fisher was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Maddie Hinote, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Evie Meeks, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Taylor County had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against North Florida Christian on Tuesday.
Kiersten Carter was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Chiefland's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-8. As for Taylor County, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-4.
Chiefland came out on top in a nail-biter against Taylor County when the teams last played last Tuesday, sneaking past 8-7. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Taylor County's Hannah Shiver, who struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and not a single walk). Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Chiefland still be able to contain Shiver? There's only one way to find out.
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