The Rockmart Yellowjackets will face off against the Coahulla Creek Colts at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rockmart has six straight wins, Coahulla Creek has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Rockmart is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Cedartown 13-1 on Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Kaylee Huckaby made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). That's the most hits she has posted since back in August. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Kiley Statham was incredible, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was McKinley Forsyth, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Coahulla Creek has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 3.79 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Saturday. They lost 10-4 to Seckinger.
Rockmart's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-3. As for Coahulla Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 12-7.
Rockmart beat Coahulla Creek 6-1 in their previous meeting back in August. Will Rockmart repeat their success, or does Coahulla Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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