The Marist War Eagles will head out to face off against the Buford Wolves at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Marist sitting on seven straight wins and Buford on 11.
Buford's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Monday: Marist hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. Marist's pitcher stepped up to hand Druid Hills a 16-0 shutout on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the War Eagles, who have now won 16 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
D Dreska looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, MC Stanley and C Sheesley did most of the damage at the plate: Stanley went 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI, while Sheesley went 3-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Stanley is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as she's now brought in four or more in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of K Mosley, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Marist always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .750. The last time their OBP was this high was since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Buford faced Mill Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Buford had just enough and edged Mill Creek out 3-2.
Marist is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season. As for Buford, they pushed their record up to 21-1 with the victory, which was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Marist skirted past Buford 7-6 when the teams last played back in September of 2019. Will Marist repeat their success, or does Buford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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