Ponce De Leon had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with  a   9-5  win over the Chipley Tigers. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Ponce De Leon also won the last time the pair played  back in March.
  Kiyann Alford made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound,   striking out seven batters over  seven innings while giving up just one earned  (and four unearned) runs off   nine  hits (and only one walk). Alford was also big at the plate,  going 2-for-3 with a  home run and three  RBI.
 In other batting news,  Jacee Bowers was  incredible,  scoring two  runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was  Klaire Spooner, who  scored a  run while going 2-for-4.
 On Chipley's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was  Lauren Waits, who  scored two  runs and  stole a base while going 2-for-4.  Jadyn Pettis was another key contributor,  going 2-for-2 with  an  RBI.
 Ponce De Leon's victory bumped their record up to 12-7. As for Chipley, their defeat was  their fourth straight on the road, which  dropped their record down to 5-18.
 Ponce De Leon will challenge Holmes County at 4:30  p.m.  on Tuesday. As for Chipley, they will look to defend their home field  on Monday against Malone at 6:00  p.m. Malone is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.4  runs per game  this season.
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