Alcoa faced Gibbs in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Tornadoes won by a run and slipped past the Eagles 5-4. This was a revenge game for the Tornadoes: when they faced off against the Eagles back in March, they had to take a 11-9 loss.
Makenna McCarter looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances.
Halle Bailey
| 04/16/25 vs Gibbs | 1 |
| 04/15/25 vs William Blount | 1 |
| 04/09/25 vs Farragut | 3 |
| 04/03/25 @ Eagleton College & Career Academy | 3 |
| 04/02/25 @ Halls | 2 |
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On the hitting side, Halle Bailey was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. She has been hot for a while, having posted at least one stolen base the last 20 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tori Haun, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Alcoa has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-3-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Gibbs, with the defeat, they broke their eight-game winning streak and moved their record to 23-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Alcoa will take on Maryville at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Tornadoes 1.9, the Red Rebels 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Gibbs, they will face off against Union County at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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