The Peach County Trojans will venture away from home to face off against the Howard Huskies at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Peach County has seven straight victories, Howard has 12 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Peach County's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 12-0 margin over Upson-Lee. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won 12 games by nine runs or more so far this season.
Harper Forzetting tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. She has been consistent: she has a win in each of her last six appearances.
At the plate, Lucy Warnock was excellent, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances while logging 3 stolen bases, 2 runs, and 1 RBI. The game also marked her seventh in a row where she got on base at least two times. Emmalee Lewis was another key player, going 2-for-3 while posting 4 RBIs, 1 double, and 1 run.
Peach County's pitchers kept the bats quiet and finished the game with only three hits allowed. They have not allowed that many hits since August 22nd, when they allowed 11.
Howard played against Mary Persons on Thursday and lost via forfeit.
Howard has now lost 12 of their last 13 games on the road. That leaves them at an 0-12 record this season. As for Peach County, their record currently sits at 14-3.
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