The matchup between Tug Valley and Man on Friday hardly resembled the 4-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Tug Valley Panthers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 14-13 win over the Man Hillbillies. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Tug Valley.
Bailee Hall was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits. Hall was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Hailey Newsome and Tailyn Russel did most of the damage at the plate: Newsome scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances, while Russel scored two runs and stole five bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. Russel has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Makenna Osborne was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Tug Valley is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. As for Man, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
As of now, neither Tug Valley nor Man have any future games scheduled.
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