Softball Preview: Glascock County Panthers vs. Johnson County Trojans
Glascock County has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will host the Johnson County Trojans at 5:30 p.m. Glascock County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Glascock County is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 17 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Georgia Military College on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Panthers have suffered since August 13th.
Glascock County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alexiana Mitts, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Johnson County came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Patriots onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won eight contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Glascock County's loss dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Johnson County, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-3.
Glascock County came out on top in a nail-biter against Johnson County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Will Glascock County repeat their success, or does Johnson County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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