Softball Preview: Rockmart Yellowjackets vs. Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Warriors
Rockmart has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to take on the Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both have allowed few runs on average, (Rockmart: 2.7, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Rockmart will head into Thursday's match on the come-up: they were handed a two-run defeat in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against North Murray on Thursday. Rockmart blew past North Murray 9-1. Considering the Yellowjackets have won six contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Rockmart's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Madi Sanders, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Bri Davis, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Rockmart was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Murray only posted a batting average of .200.
Meanwhile, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe fell victim to North Murray and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Mountaineers by a score of 2-0.
Rockmart is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
Rockmart skirted past Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe 8-7 in their previous meeting back in August. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rockmart since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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