Softball Preview: Athens Christian Eagles vs. George Walton Academy Bulldogs
The Athens Christian Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the George Walton Academy Bulldogs at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Athens Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.8 runs per game this season.
Athens Christian's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Tuesday's struggle, when George Walton Academy hitters got past them. Athens Christian lost 12-2 to George Walton Academy on Tuesday. The match marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
For George Walton Academy's part, the team relied heavily on Leila Mathis, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, six RBI, and three runs. With that strong performance, Mathis is now averaging an impressive 3.2 RBI per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Demere Gray, who went 3-for-4 with three runs and a triple.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, George Walton Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .472. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 60%.
Athens Christian's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-3. As for George Walton Academy, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 10-4.
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