Slocomb stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard in their first game on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Ashford Yellowjackets as the Slocomb Red Tops made off with a 7-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Slocomb.
Cieara Baker made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also only allowed one walk). Baker has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Baker was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Gracie Ward and Chloe Andrews did most of the damage at the plate: Ward scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2, while Andrews went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Slocomb is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season. As for Ashford, they dropped their record down to 3-15 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight at home.
Slocomb didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 7-4 win vs. Geneva on the 10th. As for Ashford, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Daleville at 5:00 p.m.
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