Softball Preview: Allatoona Buccaneers vs. Dalton Catamounts
Allatoona has gone 9-1 against Dalton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Allatoona Buccaneers will venture away from home to square off against the Dalton Catamounts at 5:30 p.m. Allatoona will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Allatoona will head into Thursday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 15) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 win over Southeast Whitfield County.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Dalton). They blew past Hiram 15-5 on Thursday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Catamounts needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Allatoona's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-2. As for Dalton, the win snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-13 record.
Everything went Allatoona's way against Dalton in their previous meeting on September 3rd as Allatoona made off with an 8-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Allatoona 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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