The Alcovy Tigers will square off against the Jackson County Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Alcovy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
Alcovy will head into Thursday's game out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Thursday after soaring to a ten-run matchup in their last game. They fell just short of Habersham Central by a score of 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Tigers have suffered since September 23, 2023.
Destiny Floyd and Jakyhia Lawrence stepped up to the plate in a big way. Floyd scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Lawrence scored a run while going 2-for-4. Floyd also hit a double, marking her first of the season. Another player making a difference was CeCe Williams, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Alcovy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Jackson County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 17-4 to Mill Creek.
Jackson County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Miabella Lee, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Mardos, who scored a run.
Alcovy dropped their record down to 5-6 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Jackson County, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
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