Friday just wasn't the day for Tazewell's offense. Their tough 17-0 defeat to the Halls Red Devils on Friday might stick with them for a while. Tazewell has struggled against Halls recently, as their match on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
For Halls' part, Emery Bales was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Bales has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Bales was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with three doubles and three RBI.
In other batting news, Harper Bales was incredible, going 4-for-5 with a home run, seven RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Brielle Johnson, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Tazewell has fallen quite a ways from their 19-4-1 record last season and are now at 0-3-1. As for Halls, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-2.
Tazewell will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Richlands at 6:30 p.m. on April 16th. As for Halls, they will take on Cookeville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Cookeville's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Halls' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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