Washington County is 1-9 against Bleckley County since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Washington County Golden Hawks will venture away from home to face off against the Bleckley County Royals at 5:30 p.m.
Last Thursday, Washington County came up short against Dublin and fell 10-7.
Meanwhile, Bleckley County got themselves on the board against Central on Monday, but Central never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Chargers with a sharp 11-0 win. Considering the Royals have won five contests by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Addison Hill, who went 2-for-2 with three runs, a triple, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoey Adams, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bleckley County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 7.
Washington County's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-5. As for Bleckley County, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-8.
Washington County skirted past Bleckley County 6-5 in their previous meeting back in August. The rematch might be a little tougher for Washington County since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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