The Cairo Syrupmakers will take on the Peach County Trojans at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Peach County is hoping to do what Dougherty couldn't on Friday: put an end to Cairo's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Everything went Cairo's way against Dougherty as Cairo made off with a 17-1 victory.
Spalding typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday Peach County proved too difficult a challenge. They put the hurt on the Jaguars with a sharp 16-6 win. The victory was nothing new for the Trojans as they're now sitting on 11 straight.
Akira Everett was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Smith, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a triple.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Peach County hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Spalding struck out seven times.
Cairo has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Peach County, they pushed their record up to 19-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
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