Kossuth had already won 16 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it 17 on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Alcorn Central Bears as they made off with an 11-1 win. Kossuth might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won nine games by eight runs or more this season.
Kossuth got a massive performance out of Sally Kate Gardner, who went 3-for-4 with five RBI, two doubles, and a run. Another player making a difference was Caliann Mitchell, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
On Alcorn Central's side, Journey Phillips made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Kossuth pushed their record up to 18-1 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Alcorn Central, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-16-3.
Kossuth will head out on the road to face off against McNairy Central at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Kossuth's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last six matches. As for Alcorn Central, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Belmont at 12:00 p.m. Belmont hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
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