Softball Preview: Swainsboro Tigers vs. Edmund Burke Academy Spartans
The Swainsboro Tigers will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Edmund Burke Academy Spartans at 11:00 a.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Swainsboro's hitters might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Toombs County on Thursday. They fell 4-0 to the Bulldogs. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost six in a row.
While Edmund Burke Academy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-14-1), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They lost 13-5 to Pinewood Christian last Wednesday.
Edmund Burke Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addison Riggs, who went 1-for-2 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Carly Johnson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Swainsboro now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Edmund Burke Academy, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-3.
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