The Douglass Astros will challenge the Luella Lions at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Douglass is out to stop a seven-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Douglass came up short against Riverdale on Thursday, falling 20-11.
Meanwhile, Luella got themselves on the board against North Clayton on Thursday, but North Clayton never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 21-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Lions considering their one-run performance the match before.
Zaena Harris made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Harris was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a triple, a run, and a double. That triple was her first of the season.
In other batting news, Luella got a massive performance out of Averee Smith, who scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Sanai Clark, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Luella didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Douglass' loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Luella, the win also got them back to even at 3-3.
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