Softball Preview: Sandy Creek Patriots vs. Fayette County Tigers
Sandy Creek is on a three-game streak of home losses, Fayette County a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Tuesday. The Sandy Creek Patriots will welcome the Fayette County Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Sandy Creek will head into Thursday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Spalding on Thursday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the 11-run loss they were dealt on Tuesday. Sandy Creek fell just short of Spalding by a score of 4-2.
Breana Hopkins put in work no matter where she played. She struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. What's more, she also posted a .750 batting average, which is the highestshe's posted since back in August. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Hopkins wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Lily Banks, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Sandy Creek kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Spalding only hit five.
Meanwhile, Fayette County came up short against Spalding on Tuesday and fell 15-10.
Dominique Weaver was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Zariah Harris, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4.
Sandy Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Fayette County, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
Everything went Sandy Creek's way against Fayette County in their previous meeting back in August as Sandy Creek made off with an 11-5 win. Does Sandy Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fayette County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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