Peach County waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They never let the Westover Patriots onto the board and left with a 16-0 victory. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 games by eight runs or more this season.
Gracie Martin made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). The dominant performance gave her a new career- in hits. Martin was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Peach County got a big performance out of Alyssa Smith, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Ta'Mori Hollingshed was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in both of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Peach County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .783. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Westover only posted an OBP of .167.
Peach County pushed their record up to 16-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Westover, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.
Peach County will play host again on Saturday to welcome Crisp County, where first pitch is scheduled at 11:00 a.m. As for Westover, they will venture away from home to take on Bainbridge at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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