The Tate Aggies will face off against the South Warren Spartans at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Tate sitting on three straight victories and South Warren on five.
On Friday, Tate needed a bit of extra time to put away West Florida. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Jaguars 5-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Aggies have posted against the Jaguars since March 25, 2022.
Jordan Smith spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kara Wine, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Kaylie Mitchell was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run.
Tate hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, South Warren is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of West Limestone. The Spartans came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 5-2.
South Warren saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keegan Pruitt, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI. Those two RBI gave Pruitt a new career-high. Another was McLaine Hudson, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Tate's win bumped their record up to 5-8. As for South Warren, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.
Tate came out on top in a nail-biter against South Warren when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 6-5. Will the Aggies repeat their success, or do the Spartans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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