Softball Preview: North Atlanta Warriors vs. Lambert Longhorns
The North Atlanta Warriors will challenge the Lambert Longhorns at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
North Atlanta took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged North Forsyth out 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Warriors have posted since August 6th.
Lambert never got on the board in their matchup on Tuesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against West Forsyth last Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Wolverines with a sharp 10-4 win. Considering the Longhorns have won eight contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Peyton Jamison, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Cole, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
North Atlanta's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-17. As for Lambert, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season.
North Atlanta couldn't quite finish off Lambert in their previous meeting back in September and fell 7-5. Can North Atlanta avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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