Sonoraville and Calhoun are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2019, but likely not for long. The Sonoraville Phoenix will be playing at home against the Calhoun Yellow Jackets at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Sonoraville's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Phoenix have posted since August 10th.
The result came thanks to Lila Mullinax's shutout, as she gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Sonoraville saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lakelin Hall, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Calhoun lost 15-1 to Adairsville on Monday. The Yellow Jackets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Even though they lost, Calhoun hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're strikeout total in three consecutive matchups.
Sonoraville is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Calhoun, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Sonoraville hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Calhoun struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Sonoraville was able to grind out a solid victory over Calhoun when the teams last played back in August, winning 12-8. Will Sonoraville repeat their success, or does Calhoun have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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