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| 03/01/25 - Away | 5-2 W |
| 04/29/23 - Home | 4-3 W |
| 05/01/21 - Home | 9-0 W |
| 04/22/19 - Away | 16-5 W |
| 04/22/19 - Away | 11-1 W |
Alcoa is a perfect 5-0 against Clinton since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Tornadoes will be playing in front of their home fans against the Dragons at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Alcoa 2, Clinton 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Alcoa is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Tennessee's top teams: Maryville, who was ranked 18th at the time (Alcoa was ranked third). The Tornadoes' pitcher stepped up to hand the Rebels a 10-0 shutout on Thursday. Considering the Tornadoes have won 16 contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Halle Bailey (TENNESSEE) and Tori Hahn (KENTUCKY) did most of the damage at the plate: Bailey (TENNESSEE) went 2-for-4 with two runs and one triple, while Hahn (KENTUCKY) went 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. That's the most runs Hahn (KENTUCKY) has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Madyson Stewart (CHATT STATE), who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, Clinton came up short against Powell on Wednesday, falling 12-1. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Dragons, who until this game were averaging 3.07 runs allowed.
Clinton saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddisyn Reynolds, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run. That triple was Reynolds' first of the season.
The victory made it two in a row for Alcoa and bumps their season record up to 23-2. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Clinton, their loss dropped their record down to 18-8-1.
Alcoa was able to grind out a solid victory over Clinton when the teams last played back in March of 2025, winning 5-2. Do the Tornadoes have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Dragons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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