The Adairsville Tigers's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Ridgeland Panthers at 5:55 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
While Adairsville didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Southeast Whitfield County 11-1 on Monday. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by six runs or more this season.
Adairsville got a great performance from Jordan Clay as she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Alivia Joslin, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ansley Powell, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Adairsville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Ridgeland hasn't done well against Northwest Whitfield recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Ridgeland was the clear victor by a 13-1 margin over Northwest Whitfield. The high-scoring effort was just what the Panthers needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Adairsville's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-5. As for Ridgeland, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-9 record.
Adairsville came out on top in a nail-biter against Ridgeland in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 9-8. Will Adairsville repeat their success, or does Ridgeland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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