The Baldwin County Tigers will take on the Saraland Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Baldwin County's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on McGill-Toolen with a sharp 20-0 victory. The Tigers have beaten the Yellowjackets the last seven times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Yellowjackets has come to flipping the script.
Allison Flowers was a standout: she scored three runs and stole Four bases. while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in stolen bases. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooke McGowin, who scored three runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Baldwin County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Saraland made easy work of Mary G. Montgomery on Tuesday and carried off a 16-2 win.
Saraland's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs over those games. As for Baldwin County, their win bumped their record up to 9-3.
Baldwin County came out on top in a nail-biter against Saraland in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. Will Baldwin County repeat their success, or does Saraland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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