New Hope has been on the road for five straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Madison County Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
New Hope has not done well against Brewer recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. New Hope came out on top in a nail-biter against Brewer and snuck past 6-5.
The team relied heavily on Olivia Harris, who went 2-for-2 with a home run and an additional run. The team also got some help courtesy of Haley Garrison, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Madison County put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They blew past Buckhorn 11-5. Madison County's win was all the more impressive since Buckhorn was averaging only 3.65 runs allowed on the season.
Gracyn Spicer was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (she also only allowed one walk). Spicer was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Livy Huter was a standout: she scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5. Taylor Wells was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
New Hope's victory bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Madison County, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-3.
New Hope suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Madison County in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for New Hope, Macy Hancock (who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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