The Armuchee Indians will venture away from home to square off against the Coosa Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Armuchee is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Armuchee beat Darlington 6-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Indians.
Aubrey McConkey spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up 13 Ks. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in August.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kelsey Arp, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Coosa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 20th straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 17-1 to Rome. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Eagles couldn't push the score so high this time.
Coosa saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kierra Bain, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI.
Armuchee is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Coosa, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-16.
Coosa's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Armuchee hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of 0. It's a different story for Coosa, though, as they've only averaged 0. Will they be able to contain Armuchee's hitters?
Everything went Armuchee's way against Coosa in their previous meeting back in August as Armuchee made off with a 22-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Armuchee since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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