The Powhatan Indians will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Atlee Raiders at 5:30 p.m. Powhatan will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.
Atlee's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Monday: Powhatan had not allowed a single run the last six times they've hit the field. Powhatan never let Patrick Henry onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory on Wednesday. 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 while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Johnson has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Johnson was also stellar in the batter's box, 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.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Atlee's offense. They fell just short of Hanover by a score of 1-0 on Friday. Atlee's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Sierra Kegley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits.
At the plate, 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.
Powhatan pushed their record up to 10-2 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Atlee, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5.
Powhatan was able to grind out a solid victory over Atlee in their previous matchup back in May of 2022, winning 6-2. Does Powhatan have another victory up their sleeve, or will Atlee turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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