The Hephzibah Rebels will take on the Howard Huskies at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Howard is hoping to do what Academy of Richmond County couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Hephzibah's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Everything went Hephzibah's way against Academy of Richmond County as Hephzibah made off with a 19-3 win. Considering the Rebels have won three matchups by more than 14 runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Howard, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Westside a 15-0 shutout on Tuesday. That 15 run margin sets a new team best for the Huskies this season.
Abby Davis made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Davis was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Janesia Jackson was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jayla Evans, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Howard always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .731. The last time their OBP was this high was back in August of 2023.
Hephzibah's victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-1. As for Howard, their win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-9.
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