Saturday just wasn't the day for Macon-East Montgomery Academy's offense. They suffered a tough 10-0 loss at the hands of the Halls Red Devils on Saturday. Macon-East Montgomery Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Halls' part, Emery Bales was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. Bales has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Bales was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Harper Bales, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Makaylie Hutchison was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Macon-East Montgomery Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Halls, their victory bumped their record up to 17-3.
Macon-East Montgomery Academy will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Fort Dale Academy at 4:00 p.m. on April 19th. As for Halls, they will head out on the road to take on Knoxville Central at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Halls' pitching crew has only allowed 0.8 runs per game this season, so Knoxville Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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