The Alcoa Tornadoes will square off against the William Blount Governors at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Alcoa's pitching crew has only allowed 1.9 runs per game this season, so William Blount's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Alcoa is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Green Hill just ended the team's ten-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Hawks by a score of 1-0.
Meanwhile, William Blount didn't have quite enough to beat Powell on Monday and fell 6-5. The Governors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Katee Owens put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Bella Jones was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Maddie Morton, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Alcoa's defeat dropped their record down to 13-3-1. As for William Blount, their loss dropped their record down to 14-7.
Alcoa took their victory against William Blount when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 19-6 score. Will the Tornadoes repeat their success, or do the Governors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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