The Satsuma Gators will venture away from home to take on the Straughn Tigers at 9:00 a.m. on Monday.
Satsuma heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Friday. They lost 16-1 to Orange Beach. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, the Gators couldn't push the score so high this time.
Three must be Straughn's lucky number: they beat Opp with that score not once but twice on Tuesday. The Tigers didn't even let the Bobcats on the board, marking the Tigers' second-straight 3-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for the Tigers, who have now won six matchups in a row.
Not much got past Jaycee Norton, who gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Opp off the board. Norton has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Straughn saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sophie Pettus, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI.
Satsuma's loss dropped their record down to 23-15-2. As for Straughn, their win bumped their record up to 28-9-1.
Satsuma got the 'W' when the teams last played back in May of 2025 against Straughn by a conclusive 8-2 score. Will the Gators repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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