The South Cobb Eagles will face off against the New Manchester Jaguar at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
South Cobb is headed into the match having just posted their biggest victory since August 8th on Thursday. Everything went their way against Osborne as South Cobb made off with a 9-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
South Cobb let Kayleigh Sutton and Gabby Kitchens loose on the outfield. Sutton scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3, while Kitchens scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Kennedi Williams, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
South Cobb was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .579. The last time their batting average was this high was back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask New Manchester). They blew past Lithia Springs 20-1 on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Jaguar considering their one-run performance the contest before.
South Cobb's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-8. As for New Manchester, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-7.
Everything went South Cobb's way against New Manchester when the teams last played back in August as South Cobb made off with a 14-6 victory. Will South Cobb repeat their success, or does New Manchester have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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