The Halls Red Devils will challenge the Alcoa Tornadoes at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Halls 1, Alcoa 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Halls' pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over Powell. The win continues a trend for the Red Devils in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won five in a row.
Powell's batters probably weren't too happy with Atiana Stamper, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 11 Ks (she gave up four walks). Stamper has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run any time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Halls saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emery Bales, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Harper Bales was another, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Halls hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Powell struck out 11 times.
Meanwhile, Alcoa entered their tilt with Farragut on Wednesday with eight consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with nine. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over the Admirals. The result was nothing new for the Tornadoes, who have now won seven games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Kaylea Osborne tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Halle Bailey and Tori Haun did most of the damage at the plate: Bailey scored four runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3, while Haun went a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. Another player making a difference was Kara Pitts, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Halls' victory was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-4-1. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Alcoa, their victory bumped their record up to 12-2-1.
