The Verbena Red Devils will head out on the road to square off against the Thorsby Rebels at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Verbena is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
In what's become a running theme this season, Verbena gave their fans yet another huge win last Thursday. They put the hurt on Autaugaville with a sharp 17-0 victory. That's two games straight that Verbena has won by exactly 17 runs.
Adie Tubbs made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Tubbs has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Tubbs was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Maya Schuffert was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Mia Schuffert was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Thorsby unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak last Thursday. Their rough 10-3 defeat to West Blocton might stick with them for a while.
Thorsby saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brinley Giambrone, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Verbena is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Thorsby, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-5.
Verbena came up short against Thorsby in their previous matchup on March 7th, falling 7-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Thorsby's Makinley Turner, who struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off only two hits. Now that Verbena 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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