Providence Grove has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. After both having extra time off, they and the Southwestern Randolph Cougars will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. Providence Grove is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
After soaring to 13 runs the game before, Providence Grove was a bit more limited in their matchup two weeks ago. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 7-1 walloping at the hands of Eastern Randolph.
Providence Grove saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Callie Lambert, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Southwestern Randolph put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season last Thursday. They never let Trinity onto the board and left with a 16-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Southwestern Randolph considering their two-run performance the game before.
The team relied heavily on Maddie Strider, who went 2-for-2 with two triples, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kami Dunn, who went 3-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Providence Grove has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-6 record this season. As for Southwestern Randolph, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. Providence Grove has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.9 hits per game. However, it's not like Southwestern Randolph struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 3.7. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Providence Grove might still be hurting after the 11-1 loss they got from Southwestern Randolph in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Southwestern Randolph's Macie Crutchfield, who struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Now that Providence Grove knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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