Softball Preview: Discovery Titans vs. Cedar Shoals Jaguars
Discovery is 0-10 against Cedar Shoals since September of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Discovery Titans are on the road again to play the Cedar Shoals Jaguars at 5:30 p.m. Discovery is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Discovery is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell just short of Meadowcreek by a score of 16-15 on Tuesday.
Kendall Cross made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-5. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 1.2 stolen bases per game. Another player making a difference was Alayna Bradley, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Discovery was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .389. The last time their batting average was this high was was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Cedar Shoals was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They lost 12-0 to Clarke Central.
Cedar Shoals saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Amelia Hembree, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
Discovery's record is now 0-5. As for Cedar Shoals, their record is now 1-13.
Cedar Shoals' pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Discovery hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of 0. It's a different story for Cedar Shoals, though, as they've only averaged 0. Will they be able to contain Discovery's hitters?
Discovery might still be hurting after the 23-0 loss they got from Cedar Shoals when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Discovery avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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