The Gardendale Rockets will head out on the road to take on the Cordova Blue Devils at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Gardendale will be strutting in after a win while Cordova will be coming in after a loss.
Gardendale stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Everything went their way against St. Clair County as Gardendale made off with a 17-1 victory. 17 seems to be a good number for Gardendale as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Sophie Gant was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Gant has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Gant was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ella Neal, who fired off two home runs, seven RBI, and three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Emerson Murrell, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Cordova had to settle for a 9-8 defeat against Holtville on Saturday.
Gardendale has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5-1 record this season. As for Cordova, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 12 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-17 record this season.
Everything went Gardendale's way against Cordova when the teams last played back in March of 2023 as Gardendale made off with a 12-1 victory. Does Gardendale have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cordova turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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