04/15/24 - Away | 10-0 W |
03/18/24 - Home | 13-0 W |
03/18/24 - Home | 12-0 W |
03/18/22 - Home | 10-0 W |
04/11/19 - Home | 5-4 W |
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Stone is a perfect 9-0 against Gautier since March of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. Stone will welcome Gautier at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Stone has five straight victories, Gautier has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Stone beats Gautier with seven runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Stone came out on top against Vancleave by a score of 7-4 on Thursday. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since February 13, 2023, but that streak is no more.
Stone got a great performance from Emalynn Gibson as she tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Gibson has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Stone's win was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Mattie Gibson, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI. Another was Laila Bullen, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Gautier fell victim to East Central and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 11-0 to the Hornets.
Stone's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-6. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Gautier, they now have a losing record of 8-9.
Gautier's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Stone hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .358. It's a different story for Gautier, though, as they've only averaged .232. Will they be able to contain Stone's hitters?
Stone took their victory against Gautier when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 10-0. Will Stone repeat their success, or does Gautier has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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