In what's become a running theme this season, Halls gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Knoxville Central Bobcats with a sharp 13-3 win. The victory was nothing new for Halls as they're now sitting on six straight.
Atiana Stamper made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Stamper has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 17 consecutive pitching appearances. Stamper was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brenna Hunley, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Makaylie Hutchison was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
On Knoxville Central's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayla Young, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Halls has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 28-7 record this season. As for Knoxville Central, their loss dropped their record down to 15-13.
Halls will be playing in front of their home fans against Maryville at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Halls: 0.8, Maryville: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Knoxville Central, they are on the road again on Monday to play Farragut. Farragut is coming into the game with four straight wins at home, so Knoxville Central will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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