Corner is 8-2 against Sumiton Christian since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Corner Yellow Jackets have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Sumiton Christian Eagles at 4:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
If Corner beats Sumiton Christian with 16 runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Corner never let Fultondale onto the board and left with a 16-0 victory on Tuesday. That's two games straight that Corner has won by exactly 16 runs.
Lilly Perkins made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Perkins was also big at the plate, going 1-for-1 with three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Anna Kate Smith, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and a stolen base. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Kloey Colvert was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, everything went Sumiton Christian's way against Cold Springs on Tuesday as Sumiton Christian made off with a 16-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Sumiton Christian.
Corner is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-11-1 record this season. As for Sumiton Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 10-17.
Corner was able to grind out a solid win over Sumiton Christian in their previous meeting on April 3rd, winning 9-6. Does Corner have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sumiton Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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