Softball Preview: East Coweta Indians vs. Trinity Christian Lions
East Coweta is on a 23-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Trinity Christian is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The East Coweta Indians will host the Trinity Christian Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
East Coweta's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Wednesday, when they got past Heard County's usually-dominant pitching crew. Everything went East Coweta's way against Heard County as East Coweta made off with a 10-1 win.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Trinity Christian). They were the clear victor by a 19-2 margin over Upson-Lee on Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Mary Ruth Adkins was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Adkins was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Trinity Christian let Shiloh Stewart and Kayden Harrison loose on the outfield. Stewart scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Harrison scored two runs while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Seanna Johnson, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Trinity Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .588. The last time their OBP was this high was back in October of 2023.
East Coweta's win bumped their record up to 14-0. As for Trinity Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
East Coweta took their victory against Trinity Christian in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 9-0. Does East Coweta have another victory up their sleeve, or will Trinity Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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