The Pinecrest Patriots will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Purnell Swett Rams at 6:00 p.m. Pinecrest is out to stop a seven-game streak of losses at home.
Pinecrest's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Scotland on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 17-0 walloping at the hands of the Fighting Scots. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Pinecrest's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Purnell Swett never got on the board in their matchup on Tuesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Seventy-First last Friday. They were the clear victor by an 18-3 margin over the Falcons.
Alexa Lowery looked comfortable as she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Chloe Chavis was a standout: she scored three runs while going 2-for-2. Tomya Hunt was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Pinecrest's loss dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Purnell Swett, their victory bumped their record up to 7-10.
Pinecrest might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Purnell Swett in their previous meeting back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Purnell Swett's Braci Woods, who struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). Now that Pinecrest knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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