Great Crossing will head out on the road to square off against the Frederick Douglass Broncos at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
Great Crossing's tournament run continued when they took on South Warren on Saturday. Great Crossing came up short against South Warren, falling 14-1. The loss continues a trend for Great Crossing in their meetings with South Warren: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, while Frederick Douglass put up plenty of runs on Saturday, the same can't be said for Conner. The Broncos put the hurt on the Cougars with a sharp 15-0 victory. Considering the Broncos have won seven games by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Savannah Wombles was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jarynn Bowman, who went 1-for-2 with one home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. Emma Dunn was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases and three runs.
Frederick Douglass always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .655. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Frederick Douglass has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Great Crossing, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
Great Crossing couldn't quite get it done against Frederick Douglass when the teams last played two weeks ago as they fell 6-1. Can Great Crossing avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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