Softball Preview: Chapel Hill Panthers vs. North Cobb Warriors
The Chapel Hill Panthers will face off against the North Cobb Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Chapel Hill will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Chapel Hill is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 20-1 margin over New Manchester on Monday. With that victory, the Panthers brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Grace Glowacki made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Chapel Hill got a massive performance out of Jayda Young, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Mariah Walker, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Chapel Hill always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .889. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 35.8% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 50.6%.
Meanwhile, North Cobb unfortunately witnessed the end of their 11-game winning streak on Saturday. They lost 8-1 to Buford. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Warriors couldn't push the score so high this time.
Chapel Hill's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-11. As for North Cobb, their defeat ended an 11-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-2.
Chapel Hill might still be hurting after the 9-1 loss they got from North Cobb in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Will Chapel Hill have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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