Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers Defeats Pulaski County Junior Varsity Cougars In Pitcher’s dual.
Both teams were strong on the mound on Friday, but Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers defeated Pulaski County Junior Varsity Cougars 3-0. Reid Horton started the game for Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers and recorded 13 outs.
A ground out by Chanson Rakes put Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers on the board in the bottom of the third.
Reid Horton earned the win for Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers. The starting pitcher gave up zero hits and zero runs over four and one-third innings, striking out six and walking three.
Jude Garrett took the loss for Pulaski County Junior Varsity Cougars. The starting pitcher went five innings, surrendering two runs on three hits, striking out five and walking two. Chase Hart collected the save.
Chanson Rakes led Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers with two runs batted in. Jayden Wright went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers in hits.
Konner Furrow and Jude Garrett each collected one hit for Pulaski County Junior Varsity Cougars.
Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers will travel to Galax for their next game on Wednesday.
Meeting in the circle during the bottom of the fourth inning.
Ridgeway – Carroll County jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning but the offense struggled afterwards as the Lady Cavaliers (2-1) fell to Magna Vista Monday night.
Addie Greene and Laiken Burnett both laced doubles in their first at bat, with Burnett plating two with her shot just inside the third base bag to put the Cavaliers ahead 3-0. Burnett reached third base and Laynie-Jo Leonard walked and stole second base to put two more in scoring position before the Warriors recorded the final out.
Greene started in the circle and did a nice job limiting the home team early, allowing the score to stay in favor of the Cavaliers until the bottom of the fourth inning.
” We talked with the girls before the start of the game about the dimensions of the field,” said Head Coach Rick Nester. ” We pointed out that the fence in centerfield is much closer to home plate than it is back home.”
Magna Vista broke the game open in the bottom of the fourth with the key hit carrying just over the above mentioned fence. The 3-run Home Run took the score from 4-3 up to 7-3 and would turn out to be the final score.
Both teams finished the game with seven base hits but two of the Warriors base knocks left the park, counting for four of the seven runs.
” Both of our pitchers did a nice job tonight and our defense played better as well,” added Nester. ” The difference between winning and losing tonight was we hit line shots but they were right at their fielders, where they hit a few up in the air. Natalie Burress threw out a runner trying to steal early and that kept them from running more, then Brooke (Webb) and Laiken to cut down a runner at third base. We made plays tonight, just not enough of them.”
Burress finished the night with three hits, including a hustle double to lead off the third inning. The Sophomore was stranded on third base, one of five times the Cavaliers left a runner in scoring position.
Emma Harman pitched the final two inning for CCHS and held the Warriors in check. Harman also jump started the first inning with an one out single and scored the first run on a wild pitch.
Starting right fielder Madison Coleman was with the team but on crutches after spraining her ankle against Pulaski County. Leonard took her place in right field and Nester hopes to have her back at some point next week.
Back on The Hill, Alexis Dalton led the Junior Varsity to an exciting 13-12 victory over Magna Vista. The team now sits at 1-2 on the season.
The Lady Cavaliers were scheduled to host Galax High School on Wednesday but that game has been moved to next month. Bassett will now be the opponent for the long awaited home opener on Friday night.
The program will be celebrating the life and career of the Late Jeff Tobler after the Bassett game. The ceremony is set to begin approximately 15 minutes after the conclusion of the Varsity only game.
Congratulations 👏👏👏 to both North Carolina and NC State as they have both advanced to the Sweet 16. This gives the Atlantic Coast Conference four teams in the Women’s tournament.
Varsity Softball fell at Magna Vista, 7-3
Junior Varsity Softball won 13-12 at home versus Magna Vista.
Varsity Boys 👦 Soccer ⚽️ played host Graham to a 2-2 tie 👔.
Southern California is leading Mississippi State 28-8 after one quarter but the Trojans have suffered a scary moment as Ju Ju Watkins had to be carried off the floor after suffering an ankle injury.
Assuming that USC holds on, the 16 host teams will finish up 30-2. The lone exceptions were #5 Tennessee upsetting #4 Ohio State and #5 Kansas State over Kentucky.
The margins of victory today included 34, 34, 34, 30, 17 and 11. The 2OT victory for Maryland over Alabama saved the day.
Two game stories to follow soon !
USC up 86-42 in fourth… win by 37, meaning five of eight were decided by 30+.
There was a shot at a daily double when the Soccer was slated for 7pm but with the start time now 6pm, we will lean on Marion Harris to keep us in the know about Game 2 in the season for the program.
Here, its Game 3 for Softball overall and Game 3 on the road. The team was set to play Galax at home on Wednesday but that contest has been pushed back to next month. The team will now have its home opener on Friday at Cavalier Park.
4:36 – The Warriors are taking infield practice now and everything appears to be on schedule 📅.
The JV Softball team is playing at home tonight and Boys 👦 Varsity Soccer ⚽️ is playing up in Bluefield versus Graham as well. We would welcome 🙏 updates from either place if someone wants to jump in.
Will sign back in at 5pm and encourage folks to check back in…
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66° with a warm breeze, 1st Pitch at 5:03
Play Ball !
Top 1st, Cavs plate 3 runs 🏃♂️ on four base hits. Both Addie Greene and Laiken Burnett lined doubles in the rally.
B1 – Warriors get one run back (5:20-end 1st), Cavs 3-1
T2 – Cavs put one runner on but score remains 3-1 (5:26)
End of 2nd – Cavs 3-1 here, Mr DeHaven says JV up at home, 2-1 after 1st!!
Middle 3rd – still 3-1, Burress with a hustle double but was stranded at 3rd base. Laynie-Jo Leonard lined a foul ball that landed in a nearby trash 🗑 can.
End of 3rd (5:47), Cavs 3-2. Warriors get one back with a lead-off home run. Brooke Webb gunned down a runner at 3rd as Burnett applied a sweeping tag!
Halftime – Mid 4th, Cavs 3-2 (5:53)
Junior Varsity Softball up 5-1 in 3rd !!
Marion reports a 6:15ish start for Soccer.
Warriors have plated five runs in the bottom of the 4th and now lead 7-3 (6:07)
Martinsville High School 🏫 vs Our Ladies
Middle 5th now, Cavs trailing 7-3. Emma Harman is now pitching and Addie Greene takes over at Short Stop.
End of 5th, still 7-3.
Meeting in the Circle 🔵
Middle 6th, still trailing 7-3 (6:27)
JV up 8-7 back home !
End 6th, down 7-3 (6:32)
6:38 – Final, MV 7, Lady Cavs 3
1-0 us Callie scored 8:30 left 1st half
JV :
Bottom 6 still up but now 11-9
Next Stop ✋ : Martinsville High School 🏫…
33:56 (2) – Little Harris finds the back of the Net, again ! Karmen Smith with the assist! Cavs 2-0
26:29 (2) – Cavs keeper, Alexis Sheffey comes up BIG ! Still 2-0 !!!
JV softball won 13-12, per Mr DeHaven !
20:17 (2) – Cavs #9, Karmen Smith from the Logo ( Basketball term), assist from Callie Harris. Now 3-0
19:21 – Harris misses just wide in her attempt for a Hat 👒 Trick.
13:01 – #2, Harleigh Riggins puts the biscuit ♥ in the basket 🧺, from Callie Harris…Now, 4-0
9:24 (2) – Harris fires a laser, great save by Martinsville.
6:37 (2)- Smith with a great look, nice save
4:51 (2) – Harris with another great look and Martinsville with another save. Again at 3:44
Girls 👧 Soccer ⚽️ has been moved from a double header to Varsity only and the start time has moved from 7pm to 6pm at Martinsville High School 🏫.
Varsity Softball is crossing over as well for a 5pm tilt at Magna Vista High School as we play on the road for the third straight game to open the season.
Junior Varsity Softball will be playing at Cavalier Park as they host Magna Vista.
Varsity Boys 👦 Soccer ⚽️ shows a 6pm Varsity only game at East River Soccer Complex. The opponent is Graham High School and their JV team is Co-Ed so I believe that’s the reason for this one being just the Varsity tonight.
We started at six, appear to be down to four and we still have the weather to fend with. Hopefully it will start to dry up here soon and our Cavaliers will get to take to the pitch and diamond 💎.
Looking ahead to tomorrow, the Cavs slate is currently blank and West Virginia Tech University has moved their home game from Tuesday to Wednesday, due to weather.
Three more ACC Women’s Basketball 🏀 teams will look to join Duke University and Notre Dame in the Sweet 16. Both NC State and North Carolina get to play at home ( 🐺🦊🐺🦊🐺 are currently up 28 against Michigan State) while Florida State University plays at LSU
A.S.P.N on The Hill 