
Yellowjackets
03/20/25 vs Mountain Brook | 16 |
02/25/25 vs John Carroll Catholic | 15 |
03/07/25 vs John Carroll Catholic | 12 |
03/07/25 vs West Blocton | 12 |
02/24/25 vs Sumiton Christian | 11 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask McAdory). They blew past the Mountain Brook Spartans 16-1 on Thursday. The Yellowjackets have beaten the Spartans the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Spartans has come to flipping the script.
Pearl Ryan made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. That's the fewest earned runs she has allowed over her last five matches. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. What's more, she posted three RBI, the most she's had since back in February.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kamille Carter, who fired off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in home runs. Josie Mahaffey was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
McAdory kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mountain Brook only managed three hits.
McAdory pushed their record up to 12-5-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Mountain Brook, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost five of their last six contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-17 record this season.
McAdory will take on Decatur Heritage Christian Academy in a tournament on Monday. Mountain Brook will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Briarwood Christian at 5:00 p.m. on April 1st. Mountain Brook is facing Briarwood Christian at the right time seeing as Briarwood Christian is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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