Farragut is on a four-game streak of home wins, while William Blount is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Farragut Admirals will take on the William Blount Governors at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Farragut: 3.2, William Blount: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Farragut's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against West by a score of 4-0.
Farragut let Anna French and Addison Pressley loose on the outfield. French went 1-for-3 with a home run, while Pressley went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Rilee Kate Ragan, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, William Blount scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Hardin Valley Academy as William Blount made off with a 16-5 victory. Considering William Blount has won six games by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Savannah Rea made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Rea has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Rea was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, William Blount got a massive performance out of Abi McCauley, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Katee Owens was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Farragut is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for William Blount, their win bumped their record up to 14-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Farragut hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.2 home runs per game. However, it's not like William Blount struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Farragut couldn't quite finish off William Blount in their previous matchup last Monday and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Owens, who struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Now that Farragut knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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