After having lost a blowout in their previous game against McIntosh, Lovejoy was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They never let the KIPP Atlanta Collegiate Warriors onto the board and left with a 15-0 victory. Considering the Wildcats have won four matchups by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Kye Gordon was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). She also put up no earned runs, which wereher first of the season. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Lovejoy got a big performance out of Alexa Gould, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was De'Niyah Cameron, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lovejoy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .870. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win got Lovejoy back to even at 4-4. As for KIPP Atlanta Collegiate, they dropped their record down to 1-7 with that loss, which was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lovejoy will welcome Langston Hughes at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lovejoy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season. As for KIPP Atlanta Collegiate, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lovett at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. KIPP Atlanta Collegiate is facing Lovett at the right time seeing as Lovett is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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