Gardendale stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They blew past the St. Clair County Fighting Saints 17-1. 17 seems to be a good number for Gardendale as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Sophie Gant made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Gant has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Gant was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Ella Neal was incredible, firing off two home runs, seven RBI, and three runs while going 2-for-3. Emerson Murrell was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Gardendale has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5-1 record this season. As for St. Clair County, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-12-1 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Gardendale will challenge Cordova at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Gardendale will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak. As for St. Clair County, they will head out on the road to take on Homewood at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
