The Stoutland Tigers will face off against the New Covenant Academy Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
New Covenant Academy is hoping to do what Hermitage couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Stoutland's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Stoutland was the clear victor by a 15-5 margin over Hermitage.
Cadence Chaffin made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Those 12 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Stoutland got a massive performance out of Mallory Shaw, who went 3-for-4 with four stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance also gave Shaw a new career-low in strikeouts. Savannah Chaffin was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Stoutland always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .528. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, while New Covenant Academy put up plenty of runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Humansville. New Covenant Academy blew past Humansville 15-0.
Stoutland's victory bumped their record up to 14-8. As for New Covenant Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
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