Softball Preview: Rockdale County Bulldogs vs. Heritage Patriots
Rockdale County hasn't had much luck against Heritage recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Rockdale County Bulldogs will venture away from home to square off against the Heritage Patriots at 5:30 p.m. Rockdale County will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
On Tuesday, Rockdale County narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Jonesboro 17-16.
Rockdale County got a massive performance out of Gabby Lloyd, who fired off three triples, four runs, and four RBI while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances. Lloyd is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Samaya Williams, who scored four runs and stole five bases while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rockdale County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now hit at least 15 hits in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Heritage was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of Newton by a score of 9-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Patriots have suffered since August 1st.
Rockdale County now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Heritage, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Rockdale County suffered a grim 12-3 defeat to Heritage in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Rockdale County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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