The North Springs Spartans are on the road again on Thursday to play the Roswell Hornets at 5:30 p.m. North Springs is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
North Springs' pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 17-0 margin over Lithonia. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won five games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Beck Ballowe was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four RBI and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Leila Madesko, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Springs always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .710. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 33.8% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 46.1%.
While Roswell didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came up short against Seckinger on Tuesday, falling 16-8. The Hornets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
North Springs pushed their record up to 8-5 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Roswell, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-3.
North Springs suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Roswell in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can North Springs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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