After four games on the road, North Cobb is heading back home. They and the East Paulding Raiders are set to duel on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (North Cobb: 2.1, East Paulding: 1.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
North Cobb is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Georgia's top teams: North Paulding, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (North Cobb was ranked 12th). Everything went North Cobb's way against North Paulding on Thursday as North Cobb made off with an 11-2 win. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, East Paulding unfortunately witnessed the end of their 11-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of South Paulding by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, the Raiders couldn't push the score so high this time.
JJ Sweat spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up 15 Ks. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5 innings per game.
Even though they lost, East Paulding didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
North Cobb is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-2 record this season. As for East Paulding, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-4.
North Cobb came up short against East Paulding in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 4-0. Will North Cobb 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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