The Mt. Zion Bulldogs will head out to take on the Stone Mountain Pirates at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Mt. Zion will head out to face Stone Mountain after giving up their first home loss of the season on Monday. Mt. Zion came up short against Douglass, falling 17-7. It was the first time this season that the Bulldogs let down their fans at home.
Cristalina Kadree-Small made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Lacey Collier, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Mt. Zion didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Stone Mountain was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 13th straight loss. They lost 16-0 to Douglass.
Stone Mountain saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leah Whitehead, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
Mt. Zion's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-2. As for Stone Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Stone Mountain's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Mt. Zion hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of 0. It's a different story for Stone Mountain, though, as they've only averaged 0. Will they be able to contain Mt. Zion's hitters?
Mt. Zion took their win against Stone Mountain in their previous meeting back in August by a conclusive 20-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mt. Zion since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
