Morrow came into this one having lost four straight at home. They went ahead and made it five, dropping their record to 2-7 in the process. They came up short against the Newnan Cougars on Tuesday, falling 15-0. The Mustangs were red-hot at the plate heading into the game, having scored no less than 10 runs in the two matchups prior, but the Cougars' pitchers proved too tough.
As for Newnan, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those three games.
For Newnan's part, Piper Willey looked comfortable as she tossed 3 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Willey also struck out four batters struck out, her most since the 13th.
At the plate, Evie Mathis was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 while posting 3 RBI, 2 runs, and 1 double. Those three RBI set a new season-high mark for her. Another player making a difference was Adalynn Manley, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances while posting 2 runs, 1 double, and 1 RBI.
While Morrow had to take the loss this time, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later DateTime.Today.
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