Saint James had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Prattville Christian Academy Panthers a 4-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Saint James, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past Peyton Middleton, who gave up just two hits to keep Prattville Christian Academy off the board. Middleton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Tatiana Shuford, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Kaitlyn Hudson, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Saint James' win bumped their record up to 30-2. As for Prattville Christian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 23-6.
Saint James is on the road again on Monday to play Montgomery Academy at 1:00 p.m. Saint James is facing Montgomery Academy at the right time seeing as Montgomery Academy is stuck on an 11-game losing streak. Prattville Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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