Softball Game Preview: Grundy County Yellowjackets vs. Huntland Hornets

By Team Reports Apr 25, 2024, 2:17am

Softball Preview: Grundy County Yellowjackets vs. Huntland Hornets

The Grundy County Yellowjackets have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Huntland Hornets at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Grundy County's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Forrest on Tuesday. Their tough 17-0 defeat to the Rockets might stick with them for a while.

Meanwhile, Huntland suffered a rough 10-4 loss at the hands of Cornersville on Wednesday.

Camerin Davis and Lily Jackson did some serious damage despite the final result: Davis went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI, while Jackson scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Grundy County dropped their record down to 0-11 with that defeat, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Huntland, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.

Grundy County suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Huntland in their previous meeting on April 1st. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Huntland's Isabelle Smith, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Now that Grundy County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.

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