It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Fort Payne had no problem doing just that on Friday. They walked away with a 5-2 win over the Muscle Shoals Trojans. For the Wildcats, this counts as revenge for the 5-2 victory the Trojans walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2019.
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Griffin Winn spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on eight hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Fort Payne secured the win behind a pair of hitters. One of them was Carson Lilly, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Fort Payne has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Muscle Shoals, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-12.
Fort Payne will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Trojans: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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