After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Sweetwater, Copper Basin was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They came out on top against the Sale Creek Panthers by a score of 12-8. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Kinsley Ross made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up six earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Ross was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high.
Kloie Ballew
| 05/05/25 vs Sale Creek | 3 |
| 04/28/25 vs Sale Creek | 2 |
| 04/07/25 vs Hayesville | 2 |
| 04/29/25 vs Sweetwater | 1 |
| 04/21/25 @ Hiwassee Dam | 1 |
In other batting news, Riley Akens and Kloie Ballew did most of the damage at the plate: Akens went 3-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base, while Ballew went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those three runs gave Ballew a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Angela Graves, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
Copper Basin now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Sale Creek, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-11-1.
As of now, neither Copper Basin nor the Panthers have any future games scheduled.
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