Softball Preview: Johns Creek Gladiators vs. Chattahoochee Cougars
Johns Creek is 0-10 against Chattahoochee since August of 2018 but things could change on Tuesday. The Johns Creek Gladiators are taking a road trip to challenge the Chattahoochee Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Johns Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Johns Creek will head into Thursday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Milton on Thursday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the nine-run defeat they were dealt on Tuesday. Johns Creek fell just short of Milton by a score of 5-3. The Gladiators' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Reese Stiltner was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. What's more, she also racked up two hits, the mostshe's had since back in August.
Meanwhile, Chattahoochee waltzed into their game on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 14-9 win over the Longhorns.
Kya Walker and Camden Maye did most of the damage at the plate: Walker scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances, while Maye scored a run while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Suri Murra, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Chattahoochee kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now hit at least 11 hits in three consecutive matches.
Johns Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 8-18. As for Chattahoochee, they pushed their record up to 9-12 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Johns Creek suffered a grim 13-4 defeat to Chattahoochee when the teams last played on Tuesday. Can Johns Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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