South Adams stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Everything went their way against the Fort Recovery Indians as the South Adams Starfires made off with a 9-1 win. The victory was nothing new for South Adams as they're now sitting on 11 straight.
Gracy Bixler spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on seven hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Macy Pries, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Bekah Patterson was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
On Fort Recovery's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Jenna Homan gave up five earned (and four unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up 11 Ks. Homan has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Fort Recovery saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma Will, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Fort Recovery hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Adams struck out 11 times.
South Adams pushed their record up to 13-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Fort Recovery, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
South Adams will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Manchester at 11:00 a.m. South Adams' pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Manchester's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Fort Recovery, they will challenge Marion Local at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Fort Recovery is facing Marion Local at the right time seeing as Marion Local is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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