Softball Preview: East Paulding Raiders vs. North Cobb Christian Eagles
The East Paulding Raiders will play host again on Saturday to welcome the North Cobb Christian Eagles, where first pitch is scheduled at 9:30 a.m. North Cobb Christian took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on East Paulding, who comes in off a win.
East Paulding's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Kennesaw Mountain with a sharp 8-0 win. Considering the Raiders have won 11 matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
The result came thanks to JJ Sweat's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ansleigh Broome and Emma Hernandez did most of the damage at the plate: Broome scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Hernandez went 2-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Brie Cazares, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
East Paulding always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. The last time their OBP was this high was back in August.
Meanwhile, North Cobb Christian suffered their closest defeat since October 19, 2023 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Rockmart by a score of 3-1.
East Paulding is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for North Cobb Christian, they dropped their record down to 7-9 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
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