Peach County is 1-9 against Rutland since August of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Peach County Trojans will venture away from home to take on the Rutland Hurricanes at 5:30 p.m. The pair come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Peach County had a rough season last year, but they look ready to turn that poor record around this year. They blew past Howard 11-1. The win was just business as usual For the Trojans, who after four games remain undefeated this season.
Gracie Martin was a major factor no matter where she played. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Martin was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a triple and a run. That triple was she's first for the season.
In other batting news, Peach County let Alyssa Smith and Taleyah Marable loose on the outfield. Smith scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Marable scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Smith also hit two hits, marking her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Akira Everett, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Peach County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now posted at least 0.3 batting average in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Rutland took care of business in their home opener on Thursday. They walked away with a 10-7 victory over Northside.
The team relied heavily on Adrianna Kadian, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Autumn Newberry, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Peach County's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Rutland, their victory ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-0.
Peach County might still be hurting after the 11-1 loss they got from Rutland when the teams last played back in August of 2019. Can Peach County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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