After having lost a blowout in their previous game against North Cobb, Chapel Hill was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Bowdon Red Devils a 5-0 shutout. This was payback for the Panthers, who suffered an 11-4 loss the last time these two teams met.
Not much got past Alivia Mitchell, who gave up just four hits to keep Bowdon off the board. The dominant performance also gave Mitchell a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, Chapel Hill's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Mariah Walker, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Chapel Hill hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most three strikeouts in four consecutive matchups.
Chapel Hill has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-12 record this season. As for Bowdon, the defeat snapped their winning streak at seven games and leaves them with a 16-7 record.
Chapel Hill will face off against Carrollton at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Carrollton will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Chapel Hill surely won't give up without a fight. As for Bowdon, they will challenge Darlington at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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