The Albany Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the DeKalb Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Albany has five straight wins, DeKalb has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Monday, Albany was able to grind out a solid victory over Putnam County, taking the game 9-4.
Makena Moffat made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off 11 hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Jayden Hillyard was a standout: she scored two runs and stole two bases. Another player making a difference was Alexis Seiter, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Albany didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, DeKalb came up short against West Platte last Tuesday and fell 5-2.
Albany's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-4. As for DeKalb, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
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