Softball Preview: Cottondale Hornets vs. Liberty County Bulldogs
The Cottondale Hornets will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Liberty County Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Cottondale: 4, Liberty County: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Cottondale is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They skirted past Altha 6-5.
Annelise Skipper spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and five unearned) runs on six hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Julissa Harris, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Maycee Griffin, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Liberty County gave up the first runs last Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Port St. Joe and snuck past 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Liberty County.
Liberty County also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Lauren Grantham gave up only one earned (and one unearned) run on seven hits and racked up eight Ks. Grantham has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Liberty County's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Chesnee Hires, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Cottondale is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Liberty County, their victory bumped their record up to 18-6.
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