Calhoun City had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They never let the Hamilton Lions onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Thursday. The win was nothing new for Calhoun City as they're now sitting on 15 straight.
The result came thanks to Aimee Buckley's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Calhoun City's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brentley Parker, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Calhoun City pushed their record up to 21-4-2 with that win, which was their 12th straight at home. As for Hamilton, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-8.
Calhoun City will have a chance to go back-to-back against Hamilton: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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