It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Cullman ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They came out on top against the Grissom Tigers by a score of 11-8. This was payback for the Bearcats, who suffered a 6-4 loss the last time these two teams met.
Abby Maples
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Cullman got a massive performance out of Abby Maples, who got on base in two of her six plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave Maples a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Hattie Graham, who got on base in three of her six plate appearances with one home run and four RBI.
Cullman hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in ten consecutive games.
Cullman has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.9 runs on average over those games. As for Grissom, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-14.
Coming up, Cullman will challenge Mountain Brook at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Grissom, they will square off against Madison Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Tigers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Mustangs have averaged an impressive 8.8 runs per game this season.
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