Rockdale County hasn't had much luck against Newton recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Rockdale County Bulldogs will square off against the Newton Rams at 5:30 p.m. Rockdale County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
Having struggled with ten losses in a row, Rockdale County finally turned things around against South Gwinnett on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Comets as they made off with a 16-1 win. The high-scoring effort was just what the Bulldogs needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Rockdale County got a massive performance out of Jakaria Bell, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Morgan Jackson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rockdale County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. The last time their OBP was this high was back in August.
Meanwhile, Newton didn't have quite enough to beat Clarke Central on Thursday and fell 16-15. The Rams have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rockdale County's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-15. As for Newton, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-14.
Rockdale County couldn't quite finish off Newton in their previous meeting last Tuesday and fell 9-7. Can Rockdale County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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