Boaz won the last time they faced Pennington, and things went their way on Monday too. The Boaz Pirates won by a run and slipped past the Pennington Tigers 5-4. That's two games straight that Boaz has won by just one run.
Peyton Hall made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Hall has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hall was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Boaz got a massive performance out of Lexie Bennett, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and two additional RBI. Ava Rhoden was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
Boaz pushed their record up to 15-1-1 with that win, which was their ninth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.1 runs per game. As for Pennington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-10.
Boaz will be playing at home against Southside at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Pennington, they will head out on the road to square off against Susan Moore at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pennington is facing Susan Moore at the right time seeing as Susan Moore is stuck on a 14-game losing streak.
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