The Cedar Shoals Jaguars will be playing at home against the Eastside Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The timing isn't great for Cedar Shoals: they have been struggling with six straight losses at home dating back to last season, while Eastside has snatched up six consecutive wins on the road dating back to last season.
Having struggled with eight losses in a row dating back to last season, Cedar Shoals finally turned things around against Lithonia on Wednesday. Cedar Shoals was the clear victor by a 28-10 margin over Lithonia. With that victory, the Jaguars brought their scoring average up to 7.4 runs per game.
Gretta Garrett made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. That earned run was she's first for the season. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring six runs and stealing six bases while going 5-for-5.
In other batting news, Cedar Shoals let Savannah Rawls and Kerrington Gresham loose on the outfield. Rawls scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances, while Gresham went 2-for-4 with five stolen bases, five RBI, and a run. Rawls also put up two hits, which wereher first of the season. Another player making a difference was Devyn Capuozzo, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cedar Shoals always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .640. That's the best OBP they've earned all season.
Meanwhile, Eastside beat Monroe Area 11-7 on Tuesday.
Cedar Shoals' first win this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Eastside, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
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