Tri-Cities extended their losing streak to four on Wednesday, dropping them down to 7-11. They came up short against the Westlake Lions, falling 9-1. If the Bulldogs were looking for revenge after losing 13-3 to the Lions when the teams met back in September of 2019, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Kimani Myers made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases and one RBI. Jkoi Morgan was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one triple and one run.
As for Westlake, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-6-1. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by six runs or more this season.
On Westlake's side, Lauryn Chapman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Chapman has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 1.1 stolen bases per game.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tionna Edwards, who went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases and two runs. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Flowers, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
Tri-Cities and Westlake could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings. Tri-Cities (ranked 300th) will meet Decatur (ranked 89th) at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Westlake will square off against Alexander at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank disadvantage (272 vs. 35).
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