The Smyrna Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Cookeville Cavaliers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Smyrna waltzed into their game on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Eagles an 11-0 shutout. Give Smyrna's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Blakely Warnick and Adaeze Nwogbo did most of the damage at the plate: Warnick scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Nwogbo went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma McDonald, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Cookeville had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. Everything went their way against Livingston Academy on Monday as Cookeville made off with an 11-1 victory.
Madison Lancaster looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Kyrklinn Moores was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Kadie Presley was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Smyrna's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Cookeville, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
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