Lovejoy has gone 9-1 against Morrow recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Lovejoy Wildcats are taking a road trip to take on the Morrow Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Lovejoy lost 9-1 to Dutchtown on Monday. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Kennedi Harley was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Morrow was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They lost 20-1 to McIntosh.
Morrow saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cynthia Gadegbeku, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jada Gadson, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Even though they lost, Morrow was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. The last time their batting average was this high was back in September of 2023.
Lovejoy's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Morrow, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Morrow's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Lovejoy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Morrow, though, as they've been averaging only 1.7. Will Lovejoy keep running through batters, or will Morrow buck the trend?
Everything went Lovejoy's way against Morrow when the teams last played back in August as Lovejoy made off with a 17-5 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lovejoy since the team 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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