The LaGrange Grangers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Spalding Jaguars at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
LaGrange is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 18 runs on Saturday, they were much more limited against Tift County on Saturday. They lost 8-0 to the Blue Devils. The game marked the first time this season in which the Grangers were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Spalding had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They put the hurt on the Lions with a sharp 12-4 win. The Jaguars had a rough season last year, but they look ready to turn that poor record around this year.
Zyon Henley was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
In other batting news, Cara Webb was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, seven RBI, and a triple. That home run marked the first that she's launched this season. Hallie Cline was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Spalding didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've earned since back in August of 2023.
Having lost for the first time this season, LaGrange fell to 4-1. As for Spalding, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
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