After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Newnan, Dutchtown was happy to have turned things around on Monday. Everything went their way against the Lovejoy Wildcats as the Dutchtown Bulldogs made off with a 9-1 victory. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by six runs or more this season.
KeeLee Harris made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in August. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Dutchtown got a massive performance out of Ja'Myiah Walker, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Walker now stolen two or more in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Sanaa Hayman, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-4.
Dutchtown's win bumped their record up to 14-7. As for Lovejoy, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.
Dutchtown will welcome Langston Hughes at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Dutchtown is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.9 runs per game this season. As for Lovejoy, they will venture away from home to take on Morrow at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lovejoy is facing Morrow at the right time seeing as Morrow is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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