Softball Preview: Stephens County Indians vs. Hart County Bulldogs
The Stephens County Indians will face off against the Hart County Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Stephens County's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Hart County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Stephens County is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Tallulah Falls a 20-0 shutout on Monday. Considering Stephens County has won nine matches by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Hart County was able to grind out a solid victory over Washington-Wilkes on Thursday, taking the game 8-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
Chesnee Strickland was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in strikeouts. Strickland was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Peyton McCollum, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Emma Faust, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Hart County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Stephens County's win bumped their record up to 14-2. As for Hart County, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6.
Everything went Stephens County's way against Hart County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Stephens County made off with a 6-0 win. Will Stephens County repeat their success, or does Hart County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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