The Ridgeland Panthers will square off against the Adairsville Tigers at 5:55 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Ridgeland will head into Monday's match after some sweet revenge against Northwest Whitfield: Ridgeland couldn't quite topple Northwest Whitfield on Monday, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the 13-run loss they took when the two last played. Ridgeland was the clear victor by a 13-1 margin over Northwest Whitfield. The victory was some much needed relief for the Panthers as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Adairsville entered their tilt with Southeast Whitfield County on Monday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Everything went their way against the Raiders as they made off with an 11-1 win. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by six runs or more this season.
Adairsville got a great performance from Jordan Clay as she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Alivia Joslin was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ansley Powell, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Adairsville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Ridgeland's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-9. As for Adairsville, they pushed their record up to 9-5 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
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