Peach County came tearing into Monday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Spalding Jaguars 9-1. Considering the Trojans have won 13 matchups by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Shaniyah Gibson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over six innings pitched. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in strikeouts. Gibson was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Taleyah Marable was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Peach County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .303 or higher in seven consecutive contests.
Peach County pushed their record up to 15-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Spalding, their loss dropped their record down to 12-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Peach County will host Westover at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Peach County is facing Westover at the right time seeing as Westover is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Spalding, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Trinity Christian at 5:30 p.m. Spalding is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season.
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