The Pell City Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Oxford Yellow Jackets at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pell City has eight straight wins, Oxford has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Pell City gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Clay-Chalkville a 15-0 shutout.
Savannah McGaha looked comfortable as she struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Pell City let Bella Danna and Kherington Keith loose on the outfield. Danna went 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI, while Keith went 1-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Reagan Tarver, who went 1-for-2 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, Oxford suffered a tough 13-4 defeat at the hands of Moody on Monday. That's two games in a row now that Oxford has lost by exactly nine runs.
Pell City pushed their record up to 20-11 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs per game. As for Oxford, their loss dropped their record down to 9-13.
Pell City might still be hurting after the 9-3 defeat they got from Oxford in their previous matchup back in March. Can Pell City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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