The North Springs Spartans will stay at home for another game and welcome the Blessed Trinity Titans at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. North Springs is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
North Springs' pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 19-0 margin over Lithonia. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by ten runs or more this season.
Beck Ballowe made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Ballowe was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, North Springs got a massive performance out of Jada May, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. The dominant performance also gave May a new career-high in hits. Kara Hutton was another key player, going 2-for-2 with six RBI, a triple, and a run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Springs always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .808. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 36.2% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 58.8%.
Meanwhile, Blessed Trinity gave up the first runs on Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They won by a run and slipped past Centennial 8-7.
North Springs' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-10. As for Blessed Trinity, their win ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-18.
North Springs might still be hurting after the 8-0 defeat they got from Blessed Trinity when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will North Springs have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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