Boaz is 9-1 against Crossville since March of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Boaz Pirates will challenge the Crossville Lions at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Boaz has four straight wins, Crossville has ten straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Boaz's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Crossville as Boaz made off with a 12-0 victory. That looming 12-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Pirates yet this season.
Bailey Lusk
| 03/18/25 vs Crossville | 9 |
| 02/15/25 vs Etowah | 4 |
| 03/07/25 @ Hayden | 2 |
| 02/27/25 @ Arab | 1 |
Bailey Lusk made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
In other batting news, Ava Rhoden was a standout: she scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3. She has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played. Grier Maples was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Boaz hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in four consecutive contests.
Boaz pushed their record up to 11-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Crossville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
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