Georgia School for Innovation & Classics came into Tuesday's matchup having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Wilkinson County Warriors a 15-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering the Patriots have won four games by more than 14 runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Abby Brown made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and four RBI.
In other batting news, Georgia School for Innovation & Classics got a massive performance out of Layken Derrick, who scored two runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Trinity Norris, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Georgia School for Innovation & Classics was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .588. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Georgia School for Innovation & Classics' victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-7. As for Wilkinson County, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.
Georgia School for Innovation & Classics will head out to challenge Johnson County at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Georgia School for Innovation & Classics will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Wilkinson County, they will challenge Twiggs County at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Twiggs County is coming into the match with three straight losses on the road, meaning Wilkinson County will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win.
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