Softball Preview: Sonoraville Phoenix vs. LaFayette Ramblers
Sonoraville is on a six-game streak of home wins, while LaFayette is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Sonoraville Phoenix will welcome the LaFayette Ramblers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Sonoraville: 2.9, LaFayette: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Monday, Sonoraville was able to grind out a solid victory over Rockmart, taking the game 5-2.
Lila Mullinax looked comfortable as she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Annslee DeFoor was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Lakelin Hall, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, LaFayette made easy work of Ringgold on Monday and carried off a 9-1 win. Considering the Ramblers have won 15 games by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Sonoraville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. As for LaFayette, their victory bumped their record up to 21-4.
Sonoraville suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to LaFayette in their previous meeting back in August. Will Sonoraville 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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