The Locust Grove Wildcats will challenge the Spalding Jaguars at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Locust Grove is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 19-3 margin over McDonough on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Wildcats considering their two-run performance the game before.
Meanwhile, Spalding made easy work of Manchester on Tuesday and carried off an 18-1 victory.
Hayden Loftus made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Loftus was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and a run.
In other batting news, Cara Webb and Ra?Kiyah Duffie did most of the damage at the plate: Webb scored four runs while going 3-for-3, while Duffie scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Zyon Henley also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.
Locust Grove now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Spalding, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Everything went Locust Grove's way against Spalding in their previous matchup back in September of 2015 as Locust Grove made off with an 8-0 win. Does Locust Grove have another victory up their sleeve, or will Spalding turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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