The Winder-Barrow Bulldoggs will challenge the Monroe Area Purple Hurricanes at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Winder-Barrow will be strutting in after a victory while Monroe Area will be coming in after a loss.
Winder-Barrow was handed a seven-run defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Saturday. They won by a run and slipped past Sonoraville 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bulldoggs have posted since August 29, 2024.
Riley Cox spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on four hits.
On the hitting side, Winder-Barrow secured the victory behind a pair of hitters. One of them was Payton Boothe, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, Monroe Area didn't have quite enough to beat Dacula on Saturday and fell 14-13. That's two games in a row now that the Purple Hurricanes have lost by just one run.
Winder-Barrow's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Monroe Area, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-2.
Everything went Winder-Barrow's way against Monroe Area in their previous matchup back in September of 2019, as Winder-Barrow made off with an 8-1 victory. Will the Bulldoggs repeat their success, or do the Purple Hurricanes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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