It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Holmes County had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Ponce De Leon Pirates as they made off with a 10-1 win. Holmes County might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won nine matches by six runs or more this season.
Brianna Adams made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Adams has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Adams was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
In other batting news, Ava Jones was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kiersten Womble, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
On Ponce De Leon's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jodi Smith, who went 1-for-3 with a triple.
The victory (which was Holmes County's sixth in a row) raised their record to 13-13. As for Ponce De Leon, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8.
Holmes County will challenge Vernon at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Vernon is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.4 runs per game this season. Ponce De Leon does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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