Blountstown has not done well against Cottondale recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Blountstown Tigers never let the Cottondale Hornets onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Blountstown also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Not much got past Carleigh Cook, who gave up just eight hits to keep Cottondale off the board.
On the hitting side, Jalynn Copeland and Kinlee Edwards did most of the damage at the plate: Copeland went 1-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI, while Edwards got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
On Cottondale's side, Annelise Skipper spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits and racked up 13 Ks.
Even though they lost, Cottondale didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Blountstown only tossed three.
Blountstown's win bumped their record up to 11-5. As for Cottondale, their loss dropped their record down to 8-6.
Blountstown will be playing in front of their home fans against Franklin County at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Blountstown is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season. As for Cottondale, they will head out on the road to take on Sneads at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cottondale is facing Sneads at the right time seeing as Sneads is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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