Verbena has been on the road for five straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Dallas County Hornets at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
On Thursday, Verbena narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Central of Coosa County 12-11.
Jaycee Quinn made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over 4.1 innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Quinn has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Quinn was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lakeyn Mims, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Breanna Wright was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Dallas County had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 22-5 margin over the Jaguars.
Dallas County got a massive performance out of Madison Jefferson, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of La"Charia Hosea, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2.
Verbena has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Dallas County, their victory bumped their record up to 7-10.
Dallas County's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Verbena has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Dallas County, though, as they've been averaging only 3.6. Will Verbena keep running through batters, or will Dallas County buck the trend?
Everything went Verbena's way against Dallas County in their previous matchup last Monday as Verbena made off with a 13-1 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Dallas County's LiDonna Woods, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and a stolen base. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Verbena still be able to contain Woods? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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