Smyrna came tearing into Monday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.2 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Gibson Southern Titans and snuck past 8-6.
Adaeze Nwogbo made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Nwogbo was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen two or more in the last three games she's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Blakely Warnick, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Kaylee Jones was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
On Gibson Southern's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Laney Scherer, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Smyrna's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Gibson Southern, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Smyrna will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Whitwell at 5:00 p.m. Smyrna's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Whitwell's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Gibson Southern, they will take on Dobyns-Bennett at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Gibson Southern has given up an average of 7.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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