The Graceville Tigers are taking a road trip to take on the Ponce De Leon Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Graceville has given up an average of 15.6 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Graceville is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 18 runs last Thursday, they were much more limited against Geneva County on Thursday. They came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 19-2.
Meanwhile, Ponce De Leon didn't have quite enough to beat Freeport on Thursday and fell 6-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Pirates have suffered against the Bulldogs since April 19, 2022.
Kiyann Alford put in work no matter where she played. She pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Alford wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Clara Martin, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI.
Graceville's record is now 2-5. As for Ponce De Leon, their loss was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-7.
Everything went Graceville's way against Ponce De Leon when the teams last played back in April of 2019, as Graceville made off with a 22-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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