Softball Preview: Tattnall Square Academy Trojans vs. Mount de Sales Academy Cavaliers
Tattnall Square Academy has gone 8-2 against Mount de Sales Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Tattnall Square Academy Trojans will head out to challenge the Mount de Sales Academy Cavaliers at 5:00 p.m. Tattnall Square Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.8 runs per game this season.
If Tattnall Square Academy beats Mount de Sales Academy with 12 runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Everything went Tattnall Square Academy's way against Stratford Academy on Wednesday as Tattnall Square Academy made off with a 12-3 victory. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won 11 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Anna Mary Talcott was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Brianna Logue, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tattnall Square Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Mount de Sales Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 22nd straight loss. They lost 16-1 to Piedmont Academy.
Tattnall Square Academy's win bumped their record up to 17-5. As for Mount de Sales Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Mount de Sales Academy's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Tattnall Square Academy has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 12 hits per game. It's a different story for Mount de Sales Academy, though, as they've been averaging 13. Given Tattnall Square Academy's sizable advantage in that area, Mount de Sales Academy will need to find a way to close that gap.
Tattnall Square Academy took their victory against Mount de Sales Academy in their previous meeting on September 3rd by a conclusive 20-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tattnall Square Academy 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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