Softball Recap: North Springs Spartans vs. Lithonia Bulldogs
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Springs). Everything went their way against the Lithonia Bulldogs on Tuesday as the North Springs Spartans made off with a 19-0 win. Considering the Spartans have won eight matchups by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Beck Ballowe made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Ballowe was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, North Springs got a massive performance out of Jada May, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. The dominant performance also gave May a new career-high in hits. Kara Hutton was another key player, going 2-for-2 with six RBI, a triple, and a run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Springs always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .808. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 36.2% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 58.8%.
North Springs pushed their record up to 13-10 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Lithonia, their loss dropped their record down to 9-16.
North Springs will play host again on Thursday to welcome Blessed Trinity, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. North Springs' pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Blessed Trinity's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Lithonia does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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