Sulligent and Red Bay are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. Sulligent will take on Red Bay at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sulligent will be strutting in after a victory while Red Bay will be coming in after a defeat.
Sulligent's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 13-0 margin over Lamar County. The Blue Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by eight runs or more this season.
Kallie Taylor was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. That's the fewest hits she has allowed since back in April of 2024. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and one RBI. That RBI was her first of the season.
Maddie Lann
| 03/25/25 @ Lamar County | 3 |
| 03/24/25 @ Belgreen | 1 |
| 03/13/25 vs Belgreen | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Maddie Lann, who scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Ella Wheeler, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Red Bay was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They came up short against Belgreen, falling 13-2.
The win made it two in a row for Sulligent and bumps their season record up to 5-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 3 runs in those games. As for Red Bay, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12.
Sulligent couldn't quite get it done against Red Bay in their previous matchup back in May of 2022 as they fell 7-3. Can Sulligent avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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