The Rockmart Yellowjackets will square off against the Ringgold Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Rockmart's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Ringgold's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Wednesday, Rockmart didn't have quite enough to beat North Cobb and fell 6-5. The Yellowjackets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bri Davis and Madi Sanders did some serious damage despite the final result: Davis scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Sanders went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of MaryKate Dunn, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ringgold). They came out on top against Northwest Whitfield by a score of 9-4 on Wednesday.
Ringgold let Albany Harris and Kallie Branum loose on the outfield. Harris scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Branum went 3-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Harris also put up two RBI, which wereher first of the season. Grace Evans was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Ringgold was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .467. The last time their batting average was this high was back in August of 2023.
Rockmart's loss dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Ringgold, their victory bumped their record up to 3-9.
Ringgold's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Rockmart has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.9 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Ringgold, though, as they've been averaging only 3.2. Will Rockmart keep running through batters, or will Ringgold buck the trend?
Rockmart came out on top in a nail-biter against Ringgold when the teams last played back in August of 2023, sneaking past 3-1. Does Rockmart have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ringgold turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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