The Newnan Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Starr's Mill Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Newnan is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Newnan turned things around against Langston Hughes on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 15-1 margin over the Panthers. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Piper Willey looked comfortable as she tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Newnan got a massive performance out of Cambree Thompson, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. That's the most hits Thompson has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Lauren Watson, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Newnan hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They are 10-2 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, Starr's Mill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Northside, falling 9-3.
Starr's Mill's loss dropped their record down to 16-9. As for Newnan, their record is now 11-15.
Newnan couldn't quite get it done against Starr's Mill in their previous matchup two weeks ago as they fell 10-6. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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