The Macon County Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Westmoreland Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Macon County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Westmoreland's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Macon County's offense. They came up short against DeKalb County on Wednesday, falling 12-0. Having soared to a lofty 18 runs in the game before, Macon County's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Westmoreland never got on the board in their matchup on Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Portland last Monday. Everything went their way against the Panthers as they made off with a 13-2 win.
Westmoreland let Ellery Perdue and Mylea Johnson run wild. Perdue went 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Johnson went 2-for-5 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance gave Johnson a new career-high in runs. Braelyn Walker also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.
Westmoreland lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
With the defeat, Macon County broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Westmoreland, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
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