The Newnan Cougars will challenge the Alexander Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Newnan's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Langston Hughes as Newnan made off with a 16-0 victory. Considering the Cougars have won five contests by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Gabriella Espy was a standout: she scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Smith, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Newnan was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .524. The last time their batting average was this high was back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Alexander came tearing into Thursday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 14-0 margin over the Lions. With that win, the Cougars brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Erin Vineyard made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with four RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Alexander got a big performance out of Kenzie Townsend, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with a triple, a run, and an RBI. That triple was Townsend's first of the season. Another player making a difference was Kaylee Underwood, who went 1-for-1 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Newnan's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-8. As for Alexander, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Newnan couldn't quite finish off Alexander in their previous matchup back in August and fell 4-2. Will Newnan have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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