Softball Preview: Hart County Bulldogs vs. Washington-Wilkes Tigers
The Hart County Bulldogs have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Washington-Wilkes Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Hart County will head into Tuesday's game after some sweet revenge against East Jackson: Hart County couldn't quite topple East Jackson on Tuesday, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the seven-run loss they took when the two last played. Hart County was the clear victor by a 13-6 margin over East Jackson. With that win, the Bulldogs brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Peyton McCollum and Skylar Dutton did most of the damage at the plate: McCollum scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5, while Dutton went 3-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. That stolen base marked the first that McCollum's stolen this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Erika Royston, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Washington-Wilkes was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell just short of Oglethorpe County by a score of 12-10.
Hart County's victory ended a ten-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-6. As for Washington-Wilkes, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
Everything went Hart County's way against Washington-Wilkes in their previous matchup two weeks ago as Hart County made off with a 12-4 win. Does Hart County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Washington-Wilkes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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