The Southern Wayne Saints will be playing at home against the Spring Creek Gators at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Southern Wayne has struggled recently with seven losses in a row, while Spring Creek will arrive with three straight victories.
Southern Wayne fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Hunt on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 8-6.
Mckenzie Strickland was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Makayla Smith, who went 4-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, even though Hobbton scored an imposing 11 runs last Tuesday, Spring Creek still came out on top. Spring Creek had just enough and edged Hobbton out 12-11.
Sarah Hess made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off two hits. Hess was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4. Hess is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jasmine Valentine, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Valentine is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season. Heather Alexander was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and a stolen base.
Southern Wayne's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Spring Creek, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Southern Wayne has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Spring Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.4 per game. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Southern Wayne came up short against Spring Creek when the teams last played on March 1st, falling 15-11. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hess, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances. Now that Southern Wayne knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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