Softball Recap: Peach County Trojans vs. Howard Huskies
Peach County put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Howard Huskies as the Peach County Trojans made off with an 11-1 win. Considering the Trojans have won three contests by more than nine runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Gracie Martin was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Martin was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a triple and a run. That triple was she's first for the season.
In other batting news, Alyssa Smith and Taleyah Marable did most of the damage at the plate: Smith scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Marable scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Smith also put up two hits, which wereher first of the season. Another player making a difference was Akira Everett, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Peach County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now posted at least 0.3 batting average in four consecutive matches.
Peach County's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Howard, they are on an 11-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Peach County will head out to face off against Rutland at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Peach County's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last three games. As for Howard, they will host First Presbyterian Day at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. First Presbyterian Day will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Howard surely won't give up without a fight.
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