Mary Persons never let their opponents score on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Fayette County Tigers as the Mary Persons Bulldogs made off with a 14-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won six games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Olivia Woodgeard made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Libby Holloway and Sara Grace Errera did most of the damage at the plate: Holloway scored two runs while going 2-for-2, while Errera scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Sarah Davis, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mary Persons was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .538. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 34.9%.
The victory was the third in a row for Mary Persons, bringing their record for this year to 9-5. As for Fayette County, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mary Persons will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Troup County at 6:00 p.m. As for Fayette County, they will square off against LaGrange at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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