Softball Preview: Hawthorne Hornets vs. Bell Bulldogs
Hawthorne is 0-3 against Bell since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Hawthorne Hornets have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Bell Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Hawthorne is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Hawthorne narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Dixie County 5-4.
Synteria Williams was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Anieah Kitt was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Bell's offense. Their tough 14-0 loss to Lafayette on Tuesday might stick with them for a while. The match marked that first time this season in which Bell was not able to get on the board.
Hawthorne is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season. As for Bell, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Hawthorne might still be hurting after the 15-0 defeat they got from Bell when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bell's Alaina Thomas, who struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Now that Hawthorne knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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