The Halls Red Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Alcoa Tornadoes at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Halls 1.1, Alcoa 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Halls fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Gibbs on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 3-2. The Red Devils' loss signaled the end of their ten-game winning streak.
Halls saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Makaylie Hutchison, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Alcoa came tearing into Saturday's contest with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.9 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the Panthers.
The team relied heavily on Halle Bailey, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Another player making a difference was Makenna McCarter, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two doubles.
Alcoa's victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 28-6-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Halls, their defeat dropped their record down to 27-5-1.
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