Preview: Southern Alamance Patriots vs. Person Rockets
The Southern Alamance Patriots will head out on the road to square off against the Person Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Southern Alamance has four straight victories, Person has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Thursday, Southern Alamance earned an 8-4 win over Cedar Ridge.
Meanwhile, Person came up short against Cedar Ridge on Tuesday and fell 10-7.
Taryn Massey was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Makayla Walker, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Person didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Southern Alamance's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.7 runs per game. As for Person, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Southern Alamance came out on top in a nail-biter against Person in their previous matchup back in May of 2019, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Person's Lillie Davis, who struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Now that she won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Southern Alamance to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
