Pell City is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Gadsden City is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Pell City Panthers will take on the Gadsden City Titans at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Pell City put the finishing touches on their 13th blowout victory of the season last 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, Bella Danna and Kherington Keith did most of the damage at the plate: 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. Haley Baker was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Gadsden City scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They blew past Crossville 23-7. The victory was just what Gadsden City needed coming off of an 18-2 defeat in their prior match.
Gadsden City got a massive performance out of Chasidy Autrey, who went 4-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Raina Underwood, who scored four runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Pell City is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 20-11 record this season. As for Gadsden City, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-14.
Everything went Pell City's way against Gadsden City in their previous matchup last Wednesday as Pell City made off with an 18-2 victory. Will Pell City repeat their success, or does Gadsden City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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