Softball Game Preview: Stone Mountain on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Aug 31, 2024, 4:40am

Softball Preview: Stone Mountain Pirates vs. Riverdale Raiders

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After three games on the road, Stone Mountain is heading back home. They will welcome the Riverdale Raiders at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

Stone Mountain is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell just short of North Clayton by a score of 27-26 on Tuesday.

Stone Mountain got a massive performance out of Toureia Holcomb, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-2. Aamiyah Robinson was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing seven bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.

Even though they lost, Stone Mountain always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .808. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, Riverdale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 33-26 to Mt. Zion.

Stone Mountain's defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Riverdale, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.

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