After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Heritage, Adairsville was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Northwest Whitfield Bruins , sneaking past 2-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Tigers also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Ashlyn Carlton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up eight Ks. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in August.
At the plate, Adairsville's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Riley Mounger, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Adairsville's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 14-13. As for Northwest Whitfield, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-21.
Adairsville will play host again on Monday to welcome Chattooga, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:55 p.m. Adairsville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. As for Northwest Whitfield, they will venture away from home to challenge Sonoraville at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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