The Tate Aggies will face off against the Milton Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Tate's offense. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pace on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, the Aggies' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Jordan Smith spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on nine hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Tate saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kara Wine, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Milton). Their pitcher stepped up to hand Booker T. Washington a 19-0 shutout on Thursday. The Panthers have beaten the Wildcats the last seven times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Wildcats has come to flipping the script.
Milton got a massive performance out of Alexis Hawthorne, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases Hawthorne has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Destiny Dennis, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
Milton now has a winning record of 11-10. As for Tate, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.
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