Softball Preview: Fordland Eagles vs. Sparta Trojans
Fordland has been on the road for four straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Sparta Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Monday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Fordland had to settle for a 6-5 loss against Conway. That's two games in a row now that Fordland has lost by just one run.
Meanwhile, Sparta stacked an 18th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Conway as Sparta made off with a 13-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Sparta.
Addison Humble was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Humble was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Avery Gardner was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four runs, four RBI, and two doubles. Averi Leyland was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Fordland's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Sparta, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-8.
Fordland suffered a grim 13-1 defeat to Sparta in their previous meeting back in April of 2019. Can Fordland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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