The Shady Spring Tigers will head out to take on the Hoover Huskies at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Shady Spring will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Shady Spring proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 11) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a run and slipped past Princeton 2-1.
Jenna Joyce
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Jenna Joyce spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Shady Spring saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lacy Osborne, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Hoover faced Riverside in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Huskies came out on top against the Warriors by a score of 6-2. The Huskies haven't had any issues with the Warriors recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Hoover also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Hannah Shamblin gave up only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Emma Hanson, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Those two RBI gave her a new career-high. Ayva Veltri was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one RBI.
Hoover pushed their record up to 18-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Shady Spring, their record is now 11-8.
Shady Spring came up short against Hoover in their previous matchup back in March, falling 3-0. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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