Softball Preview: South Garner Titans vs. Cleveland Rams
South Garner is 0-5 against Cleveland since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The South Garner Titans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cleveland Rams at 4:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
After soaring to 28 runs the game before, South Garner was a bit more limited in their contest on Wednesday. Their tough 11-1 loss to Fuquay - Varina might stick with them for a while.
Allison Mayer was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Cleveland fell victim to a rough 10-4 defeat at the hands of Garner on Tuesday.
Cleveland saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Karsyn Hudacky, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Maddie Murphy was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
South Garner now has a losing record at 6-7-1. As for Cleveland, they dropped their record down to 7-4 with that loss, which was their third straight at home.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. South Garner has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Cleveland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.1. The only question left is which team can snag more.
South Garner suffered a grim 17-1 defeat to Cleveland when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for South Garner, Hannah Evans (who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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