Miller School of Albemarle couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They took a 10-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Collegiate Cougars on Thursday. Miller School of Albemarle was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Collegiate apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2023.
Lucy Emery was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
On Collegiate's side, the team relied heavily on Olivia Tull, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-5. Tull is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Harper Murphy, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Collegiate now has a winning record of 2-1.
Miller School of Albemarle will head out on the road to take on Collegiate at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Miller School of Albemarle is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season. As for Collegiate, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Trinity Episcopal at 4:30 p.m. Collegiate has given up an average of 8.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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