Softball Preview: George Jenkins Eagles vs. Auburndale Bloodhounds
George Jenkins has enjoyed a seven-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Auburndale Bloodhounds at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, George Jenkins earned an 11-6 victory over Winter Haven.
Payton Spears made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched two innings while giving up no earned run off two hits. Spears was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Olivia Newman was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. Chelsea Odro was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with four RBI and two runs.
Meanwhile, Auburndale sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 11-9 win over Lake Minneola on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Auburndale.
Auburndale let Abby Meadows and Hailey Bradley loose on the outfield. Meadows scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Bradley went 2-for-4 with three runs and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Brianna Justice, who went 1-for-1 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
George Jenkins pushed their record up to 18-4 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Auburndale, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-11.
George Jenkins beat Auburndale 3-0 when the teams last played back in February. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Auburndale's Jordan Honeycutt, who struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will George Jenkins still be able to contain Honeycutt? There's only one way to find out.
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