Softball Preview: Duluth Wildcats vs. Peachtree Ridge Lions
The Duluth Wildcats have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Peachtree Ridge Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Duluth will head into Thursday's matchup out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Thursday. They lost 16-1 to North Gwinnett.
Meanwhile, Peachtree Ridge earned a 6-2 victory over Collins Hill on Monday.
AJ Muhammad made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with three RBI.
Muhammad wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kaylee Kingsbury, who went 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Kailyn Soh, who scored a run while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Peachtree Ridge always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 36.4% earlier this season, but in their last ten contests they've averaged 45.5%.
Duluth's loss dropped their record down to 8-15. As for Peachtree Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 8-14.
Duluth couldn't quite finish off Peachtree Ridge in their previous meeting on September 5th and fell 6-4. Will Duluth have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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