Fayette County is on a six-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Upson-Lee an 11-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Tuesday. The Fayette County Tigers will welcome the Upson-Lee Knights at 7:00 p.m.
Fayette County fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Sandy Creek on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They came up short against the Patriots, falling 11-5.
Tristan Jordan put in work no matter where she played. She struck out 15 batters over 8.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and nine unearned) runs off two hits. Jordan was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jayla Austin made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Fayette County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Upson-Lee got themselves on the board against Howard on Monday, but Howard never followed suit. They blew past the Huskies 8-0.
Hayden Smith was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. That stolen base marked the first that she's stolen this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Nylin Underwood, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Fayette County's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Upson-Lee, their victory bumped their record up to 2-11.
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