The Luella Lions will take on the Upson-Lee Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing is sure in Luella's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Upson-Lee has been banged up by 12 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Luella will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Thursday, then bounced right back against Mt. Zion on Tuesday. Everything went Luella's way against Mt. Zion as Luella made off with a 21-1 victory. Considering the Lions have won four matches by more than 19 runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Zaena Harris made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI. That stolen base marked the first that she's stolen this season.
In other batting news, Kennedy Reliford was incredible, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run, two stolen bases, and five RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Syriah Shaw, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Luella always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .889. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mt. Zion only posted an OBP of .250.
Meanwhile, Upson-Lee lost 11-1 to LaGrange on Tuesday.
Luella has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Upson-Lee, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14.
Luella suffered a grim 17-1 defeat to Upson-Lee in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Will Luella have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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