Dresden put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the South Fulton Red Devils 3-1. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Dresden has scored all year.
Eva Stafford spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up 15 Ks. Those 15 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Gracie Adams, who went 2-for-2 with a home run and a double. Kaci Finney was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with two RBI.
On South Fulton's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caroline Barclay, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubree Gore, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Dresden pushed their record up to 10-0 with that victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for South Fulton, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4.
Dresden will be playing at home against McKenzie at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Dresden's pitching crew has only allowed 0.2 runs per game this season, so McKenzie's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for South Fulton, they are on the road again on Monday to play Lake County at 5:00 p.m. South Fulton is facing Lake County at the right time seeing as Lake County is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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