Stockbridge hasn't had much luck against Union Grove recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Stockbridge Tigers will welcome the Union Grove Wolverines at 5:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Stockbridge finally turned things around against McDonough on Monday. Everything went their way against the Warhawks as they made off with a 14-2 win. With that victory, the Tigers brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Alexandria Williams was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. What's more, she also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had since back in August. Lakayla Helms was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Stockbridge always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .517. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as McDonough only posted an OBP of .133.
Meanwhile, Union Grove waltzed into their match on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Hornets a 6-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Wolverines, who have now won 16 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Stockbridge's win bumped their record up to 5-17. As for Union Grove, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Stockbridge suffered a grim 10-3 defeat to Union Grove in their previous meeting back in August. Will Stockbridge have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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