Douglas County is 0-9 against Paulding County since February of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Douglas County Tigers will be staying on the road to face off against the Paulding County Patriots at 5:55 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Douglas County is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Lithia Springs (and have done all season long). Douglas County never let Lithia Springs onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory on Monday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Douglas County considering their one-run performance the contest before.
James Johnson made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Johnson was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Cameron Camp and Hunter Moore did most of the damage at the plate: Camp scored two runs and stole five bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Moore scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Alex Bemus was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Paulding County can finally bid farewell to their seven-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. They came out on top against Langston Hughes by a score of 10-7. The high-scoring effort was just what Paulding County needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
The team relied heavily on Tucker White, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Sedgeman, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
Douglas County's win ended an eight-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-14. As for Paulding County, their victory ended an 11-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-18.
Douglas County suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Paulding County when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Douglas County, Logan Lankford (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over 5.2 innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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