Softball Preview: East Paulding Raiders vs. South Paulding Spartans
East Paulding has gone 8-2 against South Paulding recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The East Paulding Raiders and the South Paulding Spartans are set to duel. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
South Paulding is hoping to do what New Manchester couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to East Paulding's winning streak, which now stands at 11 games. East Paulding's pitchers stepped up to hand New Manchester a 15-0 shutout.
JJ Sweat looked comfortable as she pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Ella Heal and Andrea Davis did most of the damage at the plate: Heal went 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple, while Davis went 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Ansleigh Broome, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI and a double.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Paulding was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .346 or higher in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, South Paulding won against North Paulding two weeks ago with 11 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again two weeks ago. South Paulding blew past Lithia Springs 11-0. Winning may never get old, but the Spartans sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
East Paulding is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. As for South Paulding, their record is now 11-7.
East Paulding skirted past South Paulding 2-1 in their previous matchup back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Paulding 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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