South Albany is 2-8 against Silverton since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The South Albany Redhawks will head out on the road to square off against the Silverton Foxes at 4:30 p.m. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
South Albany's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past McKay 16-0. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win South Albany has managed all season.
South Albany got a big performance out of Hadlee Nicholson, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Tschida, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Silverton can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Woodburn with a sharp 15-0 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what Silverton needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Silverton got a massive performance out of Maddy Ehrens, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kate Kofstad, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
The win made it two in a row for South Albany and bumps their season record up to 6-12. As for Silverton, their victory was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-4.
South Albany suffered a grim 16-3 defeat to Silverton in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Silverton's Braezen Henderson, who went 3-for-5 with a home run, six RBI, and three runs. Now that South Albany knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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