Alcoa has gone 9-1 against Gatlinburg-Pittman recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Tornadoes will welcome the Highlanders at 5:30 p.m. Alcoa is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
On Friday, Alcoa needed a bit of extra time to put away Maryville. They had just enough and edged out the Red Rebels 5-3. Five seems to be a good number for the Tornadoes as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Kaylea Osborne
| 04/18/25 @ Maryville | 9 |
| 04/09/25 vs Farragut | 8 |
| 04/03/25 @ Eagleton College & Career Academy | 8 |
| 04/15/25 vs William Blount | 7 |
| 03/21/25 vs Marion County | 6 |
Kaylea Osborne tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over 7.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Those nine strikeouts gave her a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Halle Bailey was excellent, going 3-for-5 with two stolen bases and two runs. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Gatlinburg-Pittman's offense. They lost 11-0 to Eagleton College & Career Academy on Thursday. The Highlanders haven't had much luck with the Royals recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Alcoa has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 21 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-6-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Gatlinburg-Pittman, they now have a losing record of 6-7.
Alcoa took their victory against Gatlinburg-Pittman when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 20-4 score. Will the Tornadoes repeat their success, or do the Highlanders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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