Rockmart won the last time they faced Trion, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Rockmart Yellowjackets were the clear victor by a 13-7 margin over the Trion Bulldogs. The Yellowjackets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by six runs or more this season.
Kaylee Huckaby tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in September.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Madi Sanders, who went 4-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and a triple. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Kiley Statham, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rockmart was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .488. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Rockmart has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. As for Trion, the defeat snapped their losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 10-9 record.
As of now, neither Rockmart nor Trion have any future games scheduled.
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