After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Douglass, Mt. Zion was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Stone Mountain Pirates as the Mt. Zion Bulldogs made off with a 21-9 victory. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by seven runs or more this season.
Haley Howell was a standout: she scored three runs and stole six bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayla Carter, who scored three runs and stole nine bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mt. Zion was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .375 or higher in four consecutive contests.
Mt. Zion's win bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Stone Mountain, they are on a 14-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.
Mt. Zion will face off against Stephenson at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mt. Zion is facing Stephenson at the right time seeing as Stephenson is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Stone Mountain, they will square off against Cedar Grove at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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