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| 02/26/26 - Home | 5-0 W |
| 03/14/17 - Home | 3-6 L |
| 03/06/17 - Away | 3-4 L |
George County never let their opponents score on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-0 win over the Baker Hornets. For the Rebels, this counts as revenge for the 6-3 victory the Hornets walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2017.
Not much got past Peyton Collins, who gave up just four hits to keep Baker off the board. Collins has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk any time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kyleigh Howell, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two RBI, and one double. That double marked the first that she has hit this season. Another player making a difference was Hadleigh Tatum, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and two doubles.
The win made it two in a row for George County and bumps their season record up to 4-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 1 runs in those games. As for Baker, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-2-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. George County will venture away from home to square off against Vancleave at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. The Bulldogs' pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so the Rebels' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Baker, they will head out to face off against Saraland at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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