Softball Preview: Lovejoy Wildcats vs. Morrow Mustangs
Lovejoy is 9-1 against Morrow since August of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Lovejoy Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against the Morrow Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Lovejoy came up short against Dutchtown on Monday, falling 9-1. The Wildcats have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as their game on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Kennedi Harley made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Morrow was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They came up short against McIntosh, falling 20-1.
Morrow saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cynthia Gadegbeku, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jada Gadson, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Even though they lost, Morrow was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. The last time their batting average was this high was back in September of 2023.
Lovejoy's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Morrow, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Morrow's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Lovejoy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Morrow, though, as they've been averaging only 1.7. Will Lovejoy keep running through batters, or will Morrow buck the trend?
Everything went Lovejoy's way against Morrow in their previous matchup back in August as Lovejoy made off with a 17-5 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lovejoy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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