In what's become a running theme this season, Powell gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Union County Patriots a 7-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Powell.
The result came thanks to Kayleigh Smith's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Izy Wiles was incredible, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Gabby Kraatz, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Powell's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-9-3. As for Union County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 21-7.
Powell will head out on the road to take on Anderson County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Powell will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Union County, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Grainger at 5:30 p.m. Union County is facing Grainger at the right time seeing as Grainger is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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