In what's become a running theme this season, Troy gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Anna Rockets with a sharp 15-5 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Troy.
Sophia Knife made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Knife was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mimi Shaw, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Amayah Kennedy, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and an RBI.
On Anna's side, Marlie McLain was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Brenna Cobb, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Troy's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Anna, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-7-2.
Troy has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Tippecanoe at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Troy is facing Tippecanoe at the right time seeing as Tippecanoe is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Anna, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Fort Loramie at 5:00 p.m. Fort Loramie's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Anna's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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