The Sonoraville Phoenix will square off against the Union County Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Sonoraville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Sonoraville's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Murray County 8-0. The Phoenix might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by six runs or more this season.
The result came thanks to Lily Holton's shutout, as she gave up just one hit. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Taylor Martin, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Lakelin Hall, who went 1-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Sonoraville hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Union County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe by a score of 2-1.
Sonoraville is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Union County, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-13.
Sonoraville took their win against Union County in their previous meeting back in August by a conclusive 10-1. Will Sonoraville repeat their success, or does Union County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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