The Sprayberry Yellow Jackets will take on the Kennesaw Mountain Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses for Sprayberry and three for Kennesaw Mountain.
On Thursday, Sprayberry came up short against Riverwood and fell 4-1.
Gabbi Leftwich spent all 14 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Sprayberry saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madison Moody, who got on base in four of her six plate appearances with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Sprayberry didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Kennesaw Mountain's offense. They lost 8-0 to East Paulding on Wednesday.
Sprayberry's defeat dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Kennesaw Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12.
Everything went Sprayberry's way against Kennesaw Mountain in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as Sprayberry made off with a 12-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sprayberry since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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