The Alcoa Tornadoes will challenge the Forrest Rockets on Tuesday. Alcoa is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 17 games.
Forrest's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Tuesday: Alcoa hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. The Tornadoes never let Sweetwater get on the board and left with a 10-0 win on Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Tornadoes, who have now won 20 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Kaylea Osborne
| 05/17/25 vs Sweetwater | 9 |
| 05/12/25 vs Chuckey-Doak | 8 |
| 05/06/25 vs Eagleton College & Career Academy | 11 |
| 04/30/25 vs Halls | 8 |
| 04/26/25 @ Powell | 5 |
| + 7 more games |
Alcoa got a great performance from Kaylea Osborne as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Osborne has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 12 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Grayson Burgess was excellent, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and two RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Halle Bailey, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Alcoa kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Forrest sidestepped Huntingdon for a 6-5 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rockets.
Alcoa's win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 38-6. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Forrest, their win bumped their record up to 19-10.
Alcoa suffered a grim 10-3 defeat to Forrest when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can the Tornadoes avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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