Spalding has been on the road for two straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will host the Locust Grove Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Spalding will head into Tuesday's game on the come-up: they were handed a two-run defeat in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against Manchester on Tuesday. Spalding put the hurt on Manchester with a sharp 18-1 win.
Hayden Loftus made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Loftus was also big at the plate, 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. Another player making a difference was Autumn Eady, who went 1-for-1 with a home run.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Locust Grove). Everything went their way against McDonough on Tuesday as Locust Grove made off with a 19-3 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Wildcats considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Spalding is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Locust Grove, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-6.
Spalding might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from Locust Grove in their previous matchup back in September of 2015. Can Spalding avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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