The Plainview Bears will take on the Pell City Panthers in a tournament on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Plainview has 12 straight victories, Pell City has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Plainview is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Farragut, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Plainview was ranked tenth). The Bears came out on top against the Admirals by a score of 9-5 on Saturday.
Moody hit Pell City with a four-run fifth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Panthers took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Blue Devils.
Pell City got a good showing from Kenzy Atkinson, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Atkinson has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Pell City saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ella Goree, who went 3-for-4 with one RBI. Another was Reese Tarver, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Pell City's loss dropped their record down to 9-6-2. As for Plainview, their win bumped their record up to 12-0.
Plainview was able to grind out a solid victory over Pell City when the teams last played back in April of 2019, winning 3-0. Do the Bears have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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