The Pottsville Apaches will head out on the road to take on the Ozark Hillbillies at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pottsville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Ozark's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Pottsville waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Devil Dogs.
Savanna Mackey was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Mackey was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Mackey wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kara Liverett, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Ozark lost a close one when they played on Tuesday but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on on Thursday was a bit more commanding. They fell victim to a rough 26-14 defeat at the hands of Clarksville. Ozark has not had much luck with Clarksville recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Pottsville pushed their record up to 13-5 with that win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs per game. As for Ozark, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6.
Pottsville couldn't quite finish off Ozark in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 and fell 7-5. Can Pottsville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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