After flying high against Muscle Shoals last Saturday, West Limestone came back down to earth. The West Limestone Wildcats fell just short of the Ardmore Tigers by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. West Limestone was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Ardmore apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played last Saturday.
Katie Lyn Kyle was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, West Limestone saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was JuliAnn Kyle, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
On Ardmore's side, Addison Mikel spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits. Mikel has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
West Limestone has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 34-9-3 record this season. As for Ardmore, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-14 record this season.
West Limestone will look to defend their home field on Friday against Randolph School at 4:00 p.m. Ardmore does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
