The Cedar Shoals Jaguars will venture away from home to challenge the Eastside Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cedar Shoals is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Having struggled with nine defeats in a row, Cedar Shoals finally turned things around against Discovery on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Titans with a sharp 13-1 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Jaguars have posted since August 14th.
Gretta Garrett made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over four innings pitched. That's the most hits 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.
Meanwhile, Eastside put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They had just enough and edged East Forsyth out 2-1. The two-run effort marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Cedar Shoals' win ended a ten-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-13. As for Eastside, their record now sits at 13-0.
Cedar Shoals suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Eastside in their previous matchup back in August. Can Cedar Shoals avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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