Softball Preview: Druid Hills Red Devils vs. Arabia Mountain Rams
The Druid Hills Red Devils are taking a road trip to square off against the Arabia Mountain Rams at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
Druid Hills is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 18 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against North Springs on Wednesday. They came up short against the Spartans, falling 13-1. The Red Devils haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Arabia Mountain came into Wednesday's match having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against Tri-Cities by a score of 8-3 on Wednesday.
Shayla Mentor-McLean was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Mentor-McLean was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a triple and a run.
In other batting news, Makayla Smith and Samiyah Zellars did most of the damage at the plate: Smith scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Zellars went 1-for-2 with a home run and four RBI. What's more, Smith also racked up two hits, the mostshe's had since back in August of 2023. Another player making a difference was Jaloni Williams, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
Arabia Mountain was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Druid Hills' loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Arabia Mountain, their record now sits at 3-9.
Druid Hills suffered a grim 21-13 defeat to Arabia Mountain when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Can Druid Hills avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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