Softball Preview: Northside Eagles vs. Coffee Trojans
Northside hasn't had much luck against Coffee recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Northside Eagles will stay at home for another game and welcome the Coffee Trojans at 6:00 p.m. Coffee took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Northside, who comes in off a win.
Northside will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Warner Robins on Monday. Northside put the hurt on Warner Robins with a sharp 17-5 win. That looming 17-5 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Eagles yet this season.
Kadence Cooley made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Madi Burch was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ayanna Washington, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Northside didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 6.8.
Meanwhile, Coffee unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Thomas County Central by a score of 2-1.
Northside's victory bumped their record up to 4-16. As for Coffee, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-6.
Northside suffered a grim 17-2 defeat to Coffee when the teams last played back in October of 2019. Can Northside avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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