Softball Preview: Peach County Trojans vs. Veterans Warhawks
The Peach County Trojans will square off against the Veterans Warhawks at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both have allowed few runs on average, (Peach County: 3.5, Veterans: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Peach County took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Bainbridge with a sharp 12-4 win. Considering the Trojans have won 19 games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Alyssa Smith was a standout: she scored three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Taleyah Marable, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Peach County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .567. The last time their OBP was this high was back in September.
Meanwhile, Veterans was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of Mary Persons by a score of 4-3. That's two games in a row now that the Warhawks have lost by just one run.
Peach County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which somehow still isn't as good as their 22-6 record this season. As for Veterans, their loss dropped their record down to 18-8.
Peach County might still be hurting after the 14-5 defeat they got from Veterans when the teams last played back in August. Can Peach County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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