Softball Game Preview: Sparkman Senators vs. Central Red Devils

By Team Reports Mar 8, 2025, 1:43am

Softball Preview: Sparkman Senators vs. Central Red Devils

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The Sparkman Senators will face off against the Central Red Devils at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Sparkman is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.

While Sparkman's win against Athens wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. Sparkman skirted past Athens 7-5. The Senators haven't had any issues with the Golden Eagles recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.

The team relied heavily on Eden Parker, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run and four RBI. That home run was her first of the season. Carly White was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.

Meanwhile, Central put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Prattville a 6-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Red Devils, who have now won seven matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Not much got past Allyson Supan, who gave up just three hits to keep Prattville off the board. Supan has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Gerritt Griggs was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while going 3-for-4. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last nine games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Savannah Sevier, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.

Central pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Sparkman, their record is now 10-4.

Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Sparkman hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.9 home runs per game. However, it's not like Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.3 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.

Sparkman might still be hurting after the 16-0 defeat they got from Central in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can Sparkman avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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