The Red Bay Tigers will head out to face off against the Belgreen Bulldogs at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Red Bay has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Belgreen will arrive with three straight wins.
Red Bay came up short against Colbert County on Tuesday, falling 14-2.
Meanwhile, Belgreen hadn't done well against Colbert Heights recently (they were 0-8 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Bulldogs walked away with a 9-6 victory over the Wildcats.
Zoey Blaxton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits.
On the hitting side, Mackinley Hogan was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and one run. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Jemma Moore, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Belgreen always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Colbert Heights only posted an OBP of .333.
Belgreen pushed their record up to 28-13 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Red Bay, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-19.
Red Bay might still be hurting after the 19-0 loss they got from Belgreen in their previous meeting on April 8th. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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