The William Blount Governors will take on the Carter Hornets at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. William Blount is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Carter will be up against a hot William Blount squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Governors walked away with an 11-6 win over West on Thursday.
The team relied heavily on Chloe Merriman, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March.
William Blount was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, Carter was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They fell 5-1 to Heritage. The Hornets' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Carter saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Abby Trull, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Carter's defeat dropped their record down to 12-9. As for William Blount, their victory bumped their record up to 22-10.
Carter's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. William Blount has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Carter, though, as they've been averaging only 2.4 strikeouts. Will William Blount keep running through batters, or will the Hornets buck the trend? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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