In what's become a running theme this season, Alcoa gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lakeway Christian Academy Lions a 6-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for Alcoa as they're now sitting on 15 straight.
Alcoa got a great performance from Lily Marsh as she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Marsh has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Halle Bailey and Dylan Jablonski did most of the damage at the plate: Bailey scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-3, while Jablonski went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Bailey has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Maddy Stewart was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Alcoa is on a roll lately: they've won 23 of their last 24 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 31-3 record this season. As for Lakeway Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-2.
Alcoa has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Morristown-Hamblen West at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Alcoa is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season. As for Lakeway Christian Academy, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 loss vs. Farragut on the 27th.
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