Softball Game Preview: Lumpkin County Hits the Road

By Team Reports Sep 10, 2024, 5:29am

Softball Preview: Lumpkin County Indians vs. Greater Atlanta Christian Spartans

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Lumpkin County has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to challenge the Greater Atlanta Christian Spartans at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

Lumpkin County is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Dawson County just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 2-1.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Greater Atlanta Christian). They blew past Chestatee 21-13 on Thursday. The win was some much needed relief for the Spartans as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.

Lumpkin County's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-6. As for Greater Atlanta Christian, their victory ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-10.

Lumpkin County took their win against Greater Atlanta Christian when the teams last played back in August by a conclusive 15-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lumpkin County since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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