The Luella Lions have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Stone Mountain Pirates at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Stone Mountain is facing Luella at the wrong time: Luella suffered their first home loss of the season on Wednesday and they're likely out for redemption. They lost 19-12 to the Knights. The Lions' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Kennedy Reliford was cooking despite her team's loss, going 4-for-5 with a home run, four runs, and three RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Ayleen Montoya, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5.
Even though they lost, Luella didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Stone Mountain was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They lost 22-1 to Riverdale. Having soared to a lofty 26 runs in the game before, the Pirates couldn't push the score so high this time.
Luella's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-4. As for Stone Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Stone Mountain's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Luella hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of 0. It's a different story for Stone Mountain, though, as they've only averaged 0. Will they be able to contain Luella's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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