Softball Preview: Temple Tigers vs. Douglas County Tigers
The Temple Tigers will be playing at home against the Douglas County Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Tuesday, Temple didn't have quite enough to beat Villa Rica and fell 5-4.
Meanwhile, Douglas County entered their tilt with Lithia Springs with three consecutive wins dating back to last season but they'll enter their next game with four. They were the clear victor by a 20-5 margin over the Lions on Tuesday. 20 seems to be a good number for the Tigers as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Morgan James was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over 2.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). James was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with three RBI and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Douglas County got a massive performance out of Kaylyn Arnold, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. Aniya Matthews was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Douglas County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of 1.000. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now posted at least 0.5 OBP in three consecutive matches.
Temple's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Douglas County, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Temple took their win against Douglas County when the teams last played back in August of 2022 by a conclusive 13-2. Will Temple repeat their success, or does Douglas County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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