Atlee has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Powhatan Indians at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Atlee: 2.9, Powhatan: 1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Atlee's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Hanover on Friday. They fell just short of the Hawks by a score of 1-0.
Sierra Kegley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Atlee saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bailey Bucholz, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Powhatan's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's sixth consecutive shutout on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Patrick Henry as Powhatan made off with a 7-0 win. Considering Powhatan has won four games by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Madalyn Johnson made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Johnson was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, MacKenzie Flora and Adriana Flippen did most of the damage at the plate: Flora scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances, while Flippen went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Atlee's loss dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Powhatan, they pushed their record up to 10-2 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Atlee came up short against Powhatan when the teams last played back in May of 2022, falling 6-2. Can Atlee avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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