Harrison has gone 9-0 against South Cobb recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Harrison Hoyas are taking a road trip to challenge the South Cobb Eagles at 5:30 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
South Cobb is hoping to do what Paulding County couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Harrison's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Harrison's pitchers stepped up to hand Paulding County an 8-0 shutout. The Hoyas might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matches by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, South Cobb came into Monday's game having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They were the clear victor by a 15-3 margin over Marietta on Monday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Eagles needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Janiya Fields made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Fields was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in two of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, South Cobb got a massive performance out of Gabby Kitchens, who went 2-for-4 with five RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Emory Jackson, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, South Cobb didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Marietta only tossed three.
Harrison has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for South Cobb, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-13.
Everything went Harrison's way against South Cobb in their previous matchup back in August as Harrison made off with a 16-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Harrison since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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