Slocomb had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They walked away with a 7-4 win over the Straughn Tigers. That's two games straight that Slocomb has won by exactly three runs.
Gracie Ward was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Cieara Baker was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Slocomb's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-2. As for Straughn, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-4.
Slocomb has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Pike Liberal Arts at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Slocomb is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season. As for Straughn, they will head out on the road to square off against Pike County at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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