Allatoona entered their tilt with McDowell with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the McDowell Trojans 10-4.
Matthew Perkins was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Perkins has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Perkins was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other pitching news, Hayden Glover looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
Back at the plate, Anthony Planeta was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jack Reynolds, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On McDowell's side, they got a good showing from Ayden Burkhardt, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Evan Stranko was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-2 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Allatoona is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for McDowell, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Allatoona will be playing at home against Creekview at 5:55 p.m. on Monday. Allatoona is facing Creekview at the right time seeing as Creekview is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for McDowell, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Erie at 4:30 p.m. on April 15th.
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