Harris County entered their tilt with Morgan County on Tuesday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 win over the Morgan County Bulldogs. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Tigers have posted since September 5th.
Riley Huckaby spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Lani Dansby and Chloe Wolfenbarger did most of the damage at the plate: Dansby went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double, while Wolfenbarger went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI.
Harris County pushed their record up to 23-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Morgan County, the defeat snapped their losing streak at 11 games and leaves them with a 19-4 record.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers takes on Perry at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Harris County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season. As for Morgan County, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Callaway at 5:30 p.m. Morgan County's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Callaway's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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