The McAdory Yellowjackets will face off against the Gardendale Rockets at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (McAdory has four straight victories, Gardendale has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
McAdory took a 12-run defeat the last time they faced off against Hoover, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. McAdory narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Hoover 5-3. Five seems to be a good number for the Yellowjackets as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Pearl Ryan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on nine hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk any time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, McAdory saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josie Mahaffey, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another was Kaileigh Forbes, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Gardendale lost 15-5 to Tuscaloosa County on Saturday.
McAdory's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Gardendale, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
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