Crossville is 1-9 against Boaz since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Crossville Lions will be playing at home against the Boaz Pirates at 4:30 p.m. Crossville has given up an average of 11.4 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Crossville is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They lost 12-0 to Boaz.
For Boaz's part, Bailey Lusk made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Lusk a new career-low in earned runs (zero). She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
In other batting news, Boaz got a massive performance out of Ava Rhoden, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3. Rhoden has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played. Grier Maples was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Boaz always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Boaz, bringing their record for this year to 11-3. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for Crossville, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
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