The Taylorsville Tartars will head out to challenge the Mize Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Taylorsville has struggled recently with nine defeats in a row, while Mize will arrive with five straight wins.
Taylorsville is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell 12-9 to Magee on Saturday.
A'Mya Agee and Abby Pearson did some serious damage despite the final result: Agee scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3, while Pearson scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. That run marked the first that Agee's scored this season. Another player making a difference was Abigail Atchley, who scored a run and stole four bases.
Even though they lost, Taylorsville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .552. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Mize put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Monday. They never let Raleigh get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by ten runs or more this season.
Ella Gordon was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in April of 2024. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, AK Easterling was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. Lila Gordon was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Taylorsville's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Mize, they picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 5-2.
Taylorsville suffered a grim 18-0 defeat to Mize in their previous meeting on Saturday. Can Taylorsville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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