Softball Preview: Stone Mountain Pirates vs. Stephenson Jaguars
Stone Mountain is on an 11-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Stephenson a ten-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Tuesday. The Stone Mountain Pirates will host the Stephenson Jaguars at 5:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Monday, Stone Mountain came up short against Clarkston and fell 17-14.
Toureia Holcomb was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 1.1 stolen bases per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Toni Lowery, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Stone Mountain always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .704. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a OBP of .536 or higher in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Stephenson lost 21-4 to Mt. Zion on Thursday.
Stone Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 0-12. As for Stephenson, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Stone Mountain took their victory against Stephenson in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 15-6. Does Stone Mountain have another victory up their sleeve, or will Stephenson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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