Softball Game Preview: Spalding Heads Out

By Team Reports Aug 29, 2024, 3:32am

Softball Preview: Spalding Jaguars vs. Troup County Tigers

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The Spalding Jaguars will venture away from home to challenge the Troup County Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The last three games Spalding has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

Spalding is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Crawford County just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 5-3. While the Jaguars didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

Spalding saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aaliyah Myers, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI. That RBI was Myers' first of the season.

Meanwhile, Troup County suffered their closest defeat since September 7, 2023 on Tuesday. They fell just short of LaGrange by a score of 7-5. The Tigers have struggled against the Grangers recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.

Spalding's loss dropped their record down to 10-4. As for Troup County, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.

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