Softball Preview: Paulding County Patriots vs. Campbell Spartans
Paulding County has been on the road for five straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will host the Campbell Spartans at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
Paulding County will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Chapel Hill, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. Paulding County was the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over Chapel Hill on Wednesday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Patriots needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Campbell). Everything went their way against Osborne on Tuesday as Campbell made off with an 18-1 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Katie Bennett looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Campbell got a big performance out of Maiya Washington, who scored three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Washington continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Finke, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Campbell was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .571. The last time their batting average was this high was back in August of 2023.
Paulding County's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-9. As for Campbell, the victory also got them back to even at 5-5.
Paulding County came up short against Campbell in their previous matchup back in August of 2019, falling 13-8. Will Paulding County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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