Softball Preview: McDonough Warhawks vs. Locust Grove Wildcats
The McDonough Warhawks will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Locust Grove Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. Locust Grove took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on McDonough, who comes in off a win.
McDonough will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Woodland, who they hadn't topped in four consecutive meetings. McDonough came out on top against Woodland by a score of 12-8 on Thursday.
McDonough let Kylei Buffington and NyAsia Starks loose on the outfield. Buffington scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Starks scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Buffington is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaida Flynt, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, McDonough always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 50.1%.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 13 runs the game before, Locust Grove was a bit more limited in their match on Thursday. They lost 14-2 to Union Grove. The Wildcats have struggled against the Wolverines recently, as their game on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
McDonough's record is now 2-9. As for Locust Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.
McDonough suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Locust Grove in their previous matchup back in August of 2015. Can McDonough avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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