The Taylor County Vikings will square off against the Ware County Gators at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Taylor County has four straight wins, Ware County has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Taylor County's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Manchester as Taylor County made off with a 14-0 victory. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by nine runs or more this season.
Victoria Cooper was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. Cooper was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a home run. That home run marked the first that she's launched this season.
In other batting news, Taylor County got a massive performance out of Skyler Searcy, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Searcy also launched a home run, marking her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Emily Hobbs, who went 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Taylor County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .577. The last time their OBP was this high was back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Ware County fell victim to Glynn Academy and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 13-0 to the Terrors.
Taylor County's win bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Ware County, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8-1.
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