Softball Preview: Peach County Trojans vs. Spalding Jaguars
After two games on the road, Peach County is heading back home. They will host the Spalding Jaguars at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Spalding's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Monday: Peach County didn't have allowed a single run the last six times they've hit the field. Peach County's pitchers stepped up to hand Dougherty a 16-0 shutout on Thursday.
Alyssa Crozier was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Taleyah Marable was a standout: she scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Saniya Martin, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Peach County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .706. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .303 or higher in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Spalding didn't have done well against Upson-Lee recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Spalding put the hurt on Upson-Lee with a sharp 10-0 victory.
Macie Robertson was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Cara Webb, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Peach County's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-2. As for Spalding, their victory bumped their record up to 12-5.
Spalding's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Peach County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Spalding, though, as they've been averaging only 3.8. Will Peach County keep running through batters, or will Spalding buck the trend?
Peach County might still be hurting after the 16-7 loss they got from Spalding in their previous matchup back in August of 2018. Will Peach County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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