Shenandoah is 1-8 against Eastern Hancock since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Shenandoah Raiders are on the road again to play the Eastern Hancock Royals at 5:30 p.m. Shenandoah will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Shenandoah can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They put the hurt on Daleville with a sharp 17-6 win.
Olivia Watson made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits. Watson has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Watson was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Gabrielle Patrick was incredible, going 2-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Alyssa Toffolo was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Eastern Hancock had no problem doing just that on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Tigers a 4-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for Eastern Hancock who now have seven in a row.
The result came thanks to McKenna Stewart's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up 15 Ks.
At the plate, Alina Alford was excellent, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
Shenandoah pushed their record up to 14-8 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Eastern Hancock, their victory bumped their record up to 23-2.
Shenandoah came up short against Eastern Hancock in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 5-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Eastern Hancock's Tatem Adams, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Now that Shenandoah 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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