The Sherando Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Orange County Fighting Hornets at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Sherando is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Handley a 24-0 shutout on Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Santanna Puller and Aubrey Weir made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Puller struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Weir tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Puller scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Weir scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Abby Vadnais was a standout: she scored four runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Madalyn Cox, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4.
Meanwhile, Orange County came tearing into Thursday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Black Knights with a sharp 10-0 win.
Sherando's victory bumped their record up to 15-5. As for Orange County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season.
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