The Eastside Eagles will square off against the Cedar Shoals Jaguars at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Eastside will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Tuesday, Eastside narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past East Forsyth 2-1. The two-run effort marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Cedar Shoals had to endure a nine-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against Discovery on Wednesday as Cedar Shoals made off with a 13-1 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what the Jaguars needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Gretta Garrett was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over four innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in August. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Delia McElhannon was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in hits. Another player making a difference was Ashley Nash, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cedar Shoals didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Discovery only tossed five.
Eastside's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-0. As for Cedar Shoals, their victory ended a ten-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-13.
Eastside took their win against Cedar Shoals in their previous matchup back in August by a conclusive 16-0. Will Eastside repeat their success, or does Cedar Shoals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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