Norfork is 0-4 against Shirley since March of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Norfork Panthers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Shirley Blue Devils at 4:30 p.m.
Norfork pushed their score all the way to ten in Tuesday's second game, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 15-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rural Special.
Meanwhile, Shirley entered their tilt with Calico Rock with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Pirates a 5-0 shutout on Thursday.
Not much got past Hunter Hutto, who gave up just one hit and racked up 11 Ks to keep Calico Rock off the board. Hutto has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Abigail Hensley, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Addie Overturff, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Norfork's defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Shirley, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Norfork might still be hurting after the 17-0 loss they got from Shirley in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Norfork avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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