South Albany is 0-10 against Lebanon since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The South Albany Redhawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lebanon Warriors at 5:00 p.m. South Albany is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
South Albany is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 15 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Corvallis on Monday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Spartans.
Kylie Mate spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up 11 Ks. Those 11 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, South Albany saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sierra Newman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, South Albany didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Lebanon stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 19-2 margin over McKay.
Tatum Cole was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Cole has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Cole was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Jannah Jimenez was a standout: she scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Hailey Myers was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2.
South Albany's defeat dropped their record down to 7-16. As for Lebanon, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.
South Albany might still be hurting after the 14-0 loss they got from Lebanon in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cole, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Now that South Albany knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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