The South Pittsburg Pirates will venture away from home to face off against the Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (South Pittsburg 3.1, Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, South Pittsburg turned things around against Grundy County last Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Yellowjackets a 6-0 shutout.
Kaylee Kilgore
| 04/21/25 @ Grundy County | 18 |
| 04/15/25 @ Tullahoma | 6 |
| 04/14/25 vs Bledsoe County | 11 |
| 04/09/25 @ Baylor | 10 |
| 04/08/25 vs Whitwell | 15 |
| + 4 more games |
Not much got past Kaylee Kilgore, who gave up just a hit and racked up 18 Ks to keep Grundy County off the board. Kilgore has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, South Pittsburg's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Sophie Stalyon, who went 2-for-3 with one triple and one run. Those two hits gave Stalyon a new career-high. Chelsea Mayfield was another, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts entered their tilt with Sale Creek on Tuesday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 9-2 victory. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 games by six runs or more this season.
JYLIAN HARBIN made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. HARBIN was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two runs and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on EMERY HENDERSON, who went 1-for-4 with four RBI and one run. Another player making a difference was SARAH IVY, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one double.
Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts' win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-2-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.5 runs over those games. As for South Pittsburg, their record is now 8-9.
South Pittsburg was able to grind out a solid win over Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts in their previous matchup back in March, winning 4-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
