Alcoa had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 11-run drubbing they dealt Eagleton College & Career Academy on Thursday. The Tornadoes' pitcher stepped up to hand the Royals an 11-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Tornadoes, who have now won six games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Kaylea Osborne was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Osborne was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Adrianna King was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Dylan Jablonski also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Alcoa was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eagleton College & Career Academy only posted a batting average of .125.
Tornadoes
| 04/03/25 @ Eagleton College & Career Academy | 11-0 |
| 04/02/25 @ Halls | 3-2 |
| 03/30/25 @ Halls | 6-1 |
| 03/29/25 vs David Crockett | 4-2 |
| 03/27/25 vs Heritage | 6-1 |
| + 3 more games |
The win (which was Alcoa's eighth in a row) raised their record to 11-2-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Eagleton College & Career Academy, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-9-1.
Looking ahead, Alcoa will host Farragut at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Eagleton College & Career Academy, they will venture away from home to square off against McMinn Central at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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