Softball Recap: Cartersville Extends Home Winning Streak to Seven

By Team Reports Aug 27, 2024, 4:32pm

Softball Recap: Cartersville Hurricanes vs. Dalton Catamounts



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Cartersville entered their tilt with Dalton on Tuesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They blew past the Dalton Catamounts 13-1. Considering the Hurricanes have won six games by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Cartersville got a massive performance out of Jordan Bishop, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Kennedy Crenshaw, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.

Crenshaw wasn't the only one working in the home runs department: Cartersville lost a few balls and finished the game with four home runs. That's a new trend for Cartersville: they were averaging 0 home runs per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 1.8.

Cartersville pushed their record up to 10-2 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Dalton, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cartersville will play host again on Thursday to welcome Cass, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. As for Dalton, they will face off against Hiram at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.

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