The Banneker Trojans will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Morrow Mustangs at 6:00 p.m.
Banneker's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Dutchtown on Thursday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Morrow). Everything went their way against Drew on Thursday as Morrow made off with a 19-1 victory. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Mustangs with their most commanding win of the season.
UhMeara Bobbitt made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Morrow got a massive performance out of Ainsley Echoles, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. With that strong performance, Echoles is now averaging an impressive 1.1 stolen bases per game. Jada Gadson was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Morrow was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .652. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 24.3% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 38.9%.
Banneker's defeat was their 18th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-16. As for Morrow, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-11.
Banneker suffered a grim 13-5 defeat to Morrow when the teams last played on Monday. Can Banneker avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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