Softball Preview: Bleckley County Royals vs. East Laurens Falcons
Bleckley County and East Laurens are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2018, but likely not for long. The Bleckley County Royals will be playing in front of their home fans against the East Laurens Falcons at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. East Laurens took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Bleckley County, who comes in off a win.
Bleckley County's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Central as Bleckley County made off with a 13-0 win. The Royals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by eight runs or more this season.
Addison Hill made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in August of 2023. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Zoey Adams was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Nyra Waters, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bleckley County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Central only tossed four.
Meanwhile, East Laurens has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 2.88 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Saturday. They came up short against Wayne County, falling 11-5. The Falcons' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Bleckley County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-7 record this season. As for East Laurens, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-4.
Bleckley County couldn't quite finish off East Laurens when the teams last played back in August and fell 3-1. Will Bleckley County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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