The South Pittsburg Pirates will head out on the road to take on the Whitwell Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
South Pittsburg can't be too worried about heading out to take on Whitwell: they just beat Copper Basin at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. South Pittsburg never let Copper Basin onto the board and left with a 7-0 win on Monday.
Not much got past Kaylee Kilgore, who gave up just three hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Copper Basin off the board. Kilgore has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kelstin Burnette, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, Whitwell made easy work of Sale Creek on Monday and carried off a 9-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Whitwell.
Kailee Yarber made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Yarber was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Whitwell got a massive performance out of Mallory O'Neal, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Kasie Britton was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a home run.
South Pittsburg's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 18-13. As for Whitwell, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-12 record this season.
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