Cedar Shoals is on a ten-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Discovery a six-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Wednesday. The Cedar Shoals Jaguars will take on the Discovery Titans at 5:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Cedar Shoals' hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Clarke Central on Monday. They came up short against the Gladiators, falling 12-0.
Cedar Shoals saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Amelia Hembree, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Discovery scored the most runs they've had all season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Meadowcreek by a score of 16-15. Even though they lost, the Titans' still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.4 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Kendall Cross was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-5. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 1.2 stolen bases per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jakiya Scott, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Discovery was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .389. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Cedar Shoals' loss dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Discovery, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything went Cedar Shoals' way against Discovery when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Cedar Shoals made off with a 23-0 win. Will Cedar Shoals repeat their success, or does Discovery have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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