The Fairhope Pirates will face off against the Houston Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fairhope will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Fairhope is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Wellborn a 15-0 shutout on Monday. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Addison Russell made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in February of 2025. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Fairhope got a big performance out of Briley Bolden, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Another player making a difference was Mallory Earp, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and one double.
Fairhope was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .522. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Houston, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Briarcrest Christian two weeks ago, sneaking past 8-6. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Fairhope is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Houston, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
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