Vestavia Hills was the 5-4 winner over Chelsea when they last played one another back in March, but their luck changed this time around. The Vestavia Hills Rebels fell just short of the Chelsea Hornets by a score of 2-1 on Thursday.
For Chelsea's part, Alaysha Crews spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on seven hits. Crews has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Madeline Epperson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Vestavia Hills' defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-9-2. As for Chelsea, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 15-15-3.
Vestavia Hills will look to defend their home field on Friday against American Christian Academy at 2:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Vestavia Hills: 2.8, American Christian Academy: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Chelsea, they will face off against Brookwood at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Brookwood's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Chelsea's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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