After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Cordova, Sulligent was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They skirted past the Lynn Bears 7-6. The Blue Devils have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Bears, too.

Ella Wheeler
03/11/25 vs Lynn | 4 |
03/07/25 vs Cordova | 3 |
04/08/24 @ Lamar County | 3 |
04/01/24 vs Marion County | 3 |
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Ella Wheeler made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing six innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Wheeler was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 4-for-5. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits.
In other batting news, Kaylee Crawford was a standout: she got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run. Anna Otts was another key player, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Sulligent was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .389. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
The victory got Sulligent back to even at 2-2. As for Lynn, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-3-1 record.
Looking ahead, Sulligent will be playing at home against Belgreen at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Belgreen's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Sulligent's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lynn, they will venture away from home to face off against Oakman at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lynn is facing Oakman at the right time seeing as Oakman is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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