Wetumpka stacked a 17th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Prattville Lions a 10-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Wetumpka.
Mya Holt made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Holt was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mari Beth Parette, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
On Prattville's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma Moore, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Wetumpka pushed their record up to 30-4 with that victory, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs per game. As for Prattville, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-13 record this season.
Wetumpka will look to defend their home field in their first game on Friday against Pelham at 2:30 p.m. Wetumpka's pitching crew has only allowed 1.6 runs per game this season, so Pelham's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Prattville, they will be staying on the road in Thursday's first game to face off against Percy Julian at 4:30 p.m.
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