The Germantown Mavericks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Tupelo Golden Wave at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
On Thursday, everything went Germantown's way against Columbus as Germantown made off with a 17-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Germantown.
Ella Duhon made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Duhon has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Duhon was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Germantown let Julia Glasgow and Addison Lindley loose on the outfield. Glasgow scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances, while Lindley scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Samantha Dodds, who went 1-for-1 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, Tupelo fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Madison Central on March 7th but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Jaguars by a score of 11-10. Tupelo has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Brooklyn Berry made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored four runs while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaytlynn Stanfield, who went 3-for-5 with four RBI and a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Tupelo kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Germantown's victory bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Tupelo, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Tupelo's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Germantown has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.1 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Tupelo, though, as they've been averaging only 3.2 per game. Will Germantown keep running through batters, or will Tupelo buck the trend? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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