Softball Preview: Clinch County Panthers vs. Irwin County Indians
After two games on the road, Clinch County is heading back home. They will host the Irwin County Indians at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
While Clinch County didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They fell just short of Lanier County by a score of 4-3 on Tuesday. The Panthers' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Irwin County). Everything went their way against Echols County on Tuesday as Irwin County made off with a 20-3 win. Considering the Indians have won four matches by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Irwin County let Jenna Bridges and Addison Conner loose on the outfield. Bridges went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple, while Conner scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. That triple marked the first that Bridges' hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Sailor Mixon, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Irwin County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .656. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Clinch County's loss dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Irwin County, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
Clinch County suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Irwin County in their previous meeting back in September of 2022. Can Clinch County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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