Softball Preview: Georgia School for Innovation & Classics Patriots vs. Johnson County Trojans
Georgia School for Innovation & Classics has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to square off against the Johnson County Trojans at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Georgia School for Innovation & Classics will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Georgia School for Innovation & Classics finally turned things around against Wilkinson County on Tuesday. They never let the Warriors onto the board and left with a 15-0 victory. Considering the Patriots have won four matches by more than 14 runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Abby Brown was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and four RBI.
In other batting news, Georgia School for Innovation & Classics got a massive performance out of Layken Derrick, who scored two runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Trinity Norris, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Georgia School for Innovation & Classics was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .588. The last time their batting average was this high was was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Johnson County had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They skirted past the Bulldogs 8-6.
Georgia School for Innovation & Classics' win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-7. As for Johnson County, they pushed their record up to 14-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Georgia School for Innovation & Classics suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Johnson County in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can Georgia School for Innovation & Classics avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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