The Crescent Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Farragut Admirals at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
Crescent is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Scott County, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Crescent was ranked 11th). Crescent came up short against Scott County on Sunday, falling 11-2. The match marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Farragut ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Gibbs, sneaking past 5-4.
Hallie Grace Johnson spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on ten hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Eleena Ralston, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in doubles (two). Effy Armstrong was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Farragut pushed their record up to 16-4-1 with the win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Crescent, their loss dropped their record down to 9-3.
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