Southern Fulton can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. Everything went their way against the Northern Bedford County Panthers as the Southern Fulton Indians made off with an 11-4 victory. The win was familiar territory for Southern Fulton who now have three in a row.
Emma Smith was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off ten hits. Smith has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Smith was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kamryn Pittman, who went 3-for-5 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. She hasn't dropped below three RBI for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Abby Smith, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-4.
On Northern Bedford County's side, Ava Helsel made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Lacie Zelanko, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Northern Bedford County hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southern Fulton struck out six times.
Southern Fulton is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Northern Bedford County, they are on a 14-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-14.
Southern Fulton will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against McConnellsburg at 4:30 p.m. Southern Fulton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season. As for Northern Bedford County, they will head out on the road to square off against Tussey Mountain at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Northern Bedford County and Tussey Mountain are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
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