Softball Game Preview: North Augusta on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 2, 2024, 3:18am

Softball Preview: North Augusta Yellow Jackets vs. Indian Land Warriors

North Augusta is on a eight-game streak of home wins, while Indian Land is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The North Augusta Yellow Jackets will take on the Indian Land Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

North Augusta is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Pickens as North Augusta made off with an 11-3 victory.

LeAnn Gilbert spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on six hits and racked up 11 Ks.

On the hitting side, North Augusta got a massive performance out of Jordan Wiley, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Emily Geddes, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, Indian Land got the win against Laurens on Tuesday by a conclusive 12-4.

North Augusta is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for Indian Land, their win bumped their record up to 11-7.

North Augusta came out on top in a nail-biter against Indian Land in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, sneaking past 4-2. Does North Augusta have another victory up their sleeve, or will Indian Land turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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