Millington Central is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Arlington is on a 11-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Millington Central Trojans will take on the Arlington Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Millington Central's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Brighton on Tuesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cardinals. Millington Central has struggled against Brighton recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Arlington put the finishing touches on their 15th blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They never let Covington onto the board and left with a 17-0 victory. Arlington's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Brittanie Layton was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Layton was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Arlington let Kendall Wilkie and Addie Graham loose on the outfield. Wilkie fired off two home runs and seven RBI while going 2-for-4, while Graham went 3-for-3 with two triples, three runs, and three RBI. Graham has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was McKenzie Walker, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double.
Millington Central's defeat dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Arlington, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season.
Millington Central might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from Arlington in their previous matchup on Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wilkie, who didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Now that Millington Central knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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