Softball Preview: Cartersville Hurricanes vs. Hiram Hornets
Cartersville has gone 10-0 against Hiram recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Cartersville Hurricanes will head out to face off against the Hiram Hornets at 5:30 p.m. Cartersville is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.
Cartersville's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over Woodland. The result was nothing new for the Hurricanes, who have now won 15 matches by eight runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Hiram's offense. They lost 8-0 to Cass on Monday. The Hornets haven't had much luck with the Colonels recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Even though they lost, Hiram didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're strikeout total in three consecutive contests.
Cartersville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. As for Hiram, their loss dropped their record down to 4-16.
Cartersville took their win against Hiram in their previous matchup on September 10th by a conclusive 8-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cartersville since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
