Spanish Fort had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Robertsdale Golden Bears a 3-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Spanish Fort, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jayla Harris spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on two hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Madison Griffith, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kennedy Sevcik, who went 3-for-4 with a double.
On Robertsdale's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madelyn Sewell, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Spanish Fort is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-13-1 record this season. As for Robertsdale, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-8.
Spanish Fort will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Bryant at 5:30 p.m. Spanish Fort's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Bryant's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Robertsdale, they will head out on the road to face off against McGill-Toolen at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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