Thorsby proved they can win big last Thursday (they won by eight) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Maplesville Red Devils, sneaking past 6-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Rebels have posted against the Red Devils since March 10, 2022.
Raygan Linville and Brooklyn Reeser made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Linville tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Reeser tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Linville has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances. At the plate, Linville scored a run while going 1-for-2, while Reeser scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brinley Giambrone, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Allie Reeser, who went 1-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Thorsby was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .312 or higher in six consecutive matchups.
Rebels
| 04/14/25 vs Maplesville | 6-5 |
| 04/10/25 vs Comer | 10-2 |
| 04/01/25 vs Verbena | 15-2 |
| 03/13/25 vs Isabella | 10-0 |
| 03/11/25 vs Billingsley | 13-10 |
| + 3 more games |
Thorsby's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Maplesville, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-8.
Coming up, Thorsby will be playing in front of their home fans against Childersburg at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Maplesville, they are taking a road trip to challenge Jemison at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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