Mt. Zion put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the MacArthur Generals 23-1. Mt. Zion might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six matches by seven runs or more this season.
Nikki Ellegood made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Ellegood has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Ellegood was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Chloe Williams was a standout: she went 3-for-3 with six RBI, three runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Karlie Teel, who went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and two runs.
On MacArthur's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was OLIVIA TYNDALL, who went 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI.
Mt. Zion pushed their record up to 7-0 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for MacArthur, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Mt. Zion will be playing in front of their home fans against Effingham at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Effingham will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for MacArthur, they will be playing at home against Meridian at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meridian's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so MacArthur's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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