The Mount Juliet Golden Bears will head out on the road to challenge the Overton Bobcats at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Mount Juliet is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
Mount Juliet is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Tennessee's top teams: Green Hill, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Mount Juliet was ranked 24th). Mount Juliet took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Green Hill on Thursday. Mount Juliet has not had much luck with Green Hill recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Annalise Mecklenberg was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Overton had already won 14 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it 15 on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Raiders and snuck past 11-10. Overton's victory was all the more impressive since McGavock was averaging only 3.76 runs allowed on the season.
Trista Norris was a standout: she went 4-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Lily Tickle was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
Mount Juliet's loss dropped their record down to 23-14-1. As for Overton, their win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-4.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Mount Juliet hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.2 home runs per game. However, it's not like Overton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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