Powell waltzed into their match on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 6-2 victory over the Clinton Dragons. That's more bragging rights for Powell, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Kayleigh Smith made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Smith has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Smith was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gabby Kraatz, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Lizzi Lowe, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Powell has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8-2 record this season. As for Clinton, they now have a losing record at 11-12.
Powell will play host again on Wednesday to welcome Knoxville Central, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Knoxville Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season. As for Clinton, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Cumberland Gap at 5:30 p.m. Clinton is facing Cumberland Gap at the right time seeing as Cumberland Gap is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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