The Cottondale Hornets will take on the Providence Christian Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cottondale has three straight wins, Providence Christian has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Cottondale made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Marianna, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Cottondale blew past Marianna 12-2 on Thursday.
Annelise Skipper made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Marley Green was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April of 2024. Maycee Griffin was another key player, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Cottondale was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Marianna only posted a batting average of .250.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Providence Christian's offense. They fell 4-0 to Long on Tuesday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Providence Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Cottondale, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
Cottondale was able to grind out a solid win over Providence Christian in their previous matchup on March 4th, winning 3-0. Will Cottondale repeat their success, or does Providence Christian has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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