The North Springs Spartans will venture away from home to square off against the Druid Hills Red Devils at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. North Springs is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Last Wednesday, North Springs didn't have quite enough to beat Southwest DeKalb and fell 3-2. The Spartans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
North Springs saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jamie Masker, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Masker has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, North Springs didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southwest DeKalb only tossed five.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last match, Druid Hills made sure to put some runs up on the board against Lithonia on Tuesday. Druid Hills was the clear victor by an 18-3 margin over Lithonia. Considering the Red Devils have won five matchups by more than 14 runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
DeShauna Riddick made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Riddick was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Katie Retzlaf was incredible, going 2-for-2 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Another player making a difference was Jaliah Barker, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
North Springs' loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Druid Hills, their record is now 5-7.
Everything went North Springs' way against Druid Hills in their previous meeting back in August as North Springs made off with a 15-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Springs since the team 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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