The Fulton Falcons will be playing at home against the Carter Green Hornets at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Carter is hoping to do on Wednesday what Northview Academy couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Fulton's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Fulton won by a run and slipped past Northview Academy 4-3.
Meanwhile, Carter beat Seymour 8-3 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Carter.
Malaney Etherton made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Etherton was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with an RBI.
In other batting news, Carter let Marah Yeo and Gracie Miller loose on the outfield. Yeo scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4, while Miller went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Chloe Hicks, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Fulton's victory bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Carter, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season.
Fulton might still be hurting after the 12-2 defeat they got from Carter in their previous meeting last Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Carter's Hayden Neely, who tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Now that Fulton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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