Softball Preview: West Memphis Blue Devils vs. Sloan-Hendrix Greyhounds
The West Memphis Blue Devils will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Sloan-Hendrix Greyhounds at 4:30 p.m. West Memphis hasn't scored more than two runs for six games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for West Memphis' offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 10-0 walloping at the hands of Opelika on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that West Memphis has lost by exactly ten runs.
Sloan-Hendrix can finally bid farewell to their nine-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. Everything went their way against White County Central as Sloan-Hendrix made off with a 14-8 win. Sloan-Hendrix's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
The team relied heavily on Brianna Cox, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Cadee Johnson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
West Memphis' loss dropped their record down to 0-10. As for Sloan-Hendrix, their record is now 2-12.
West Memphis came up short against Sloan-Hendrix in their previous meeting back in March of 2022, falling 8-4. Can West Memphis avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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