The Hephzibah Rebels will take on the Academy of Richmond County Musketeers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Hephzibah's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 21-0 margin over Westside. Considering the Rebels have won five matches by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Nhu-Y Tran and Annabelle Rineer did most of the damage at the plate: Tran scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of her seven plate appearances, while Rineer scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances. Taniya Bennett was another key player, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her six plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hephzibah hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Westside struck out six times.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Academy of Richmond County). They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Westside 23-21. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Musketeers.
The victory snapped Hephzibah's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-5 record. As for Academy of Richmond County, their win ended a 19-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-9.
Hephzibah took their victory against Academy of Richmond County in their previous meeting back in August by a conclusive 19-3. Will Hephzibah repeat their success, or does Academy of Richmond County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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