The Tupelo Golden Wave will head out on the road to take on the Germantown Mavericks at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Tupelo is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
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. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Brooklyn Berry was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring four runs while going 4-for-4. Kaytlynn Stanfield was another key contributor, going 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.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last contest, Germantown made sure to put some runs up on the board against Columbus on Thursday. Germantown was the clear victor by a 17-1 margin over Columbus. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Germantown.
Ella Duhon made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Duhon has been consistent recently: 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.
Tupelo's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Germantown, their victory bumped their record up to 7-5.
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