Chamblee is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Lakeside is on a nine-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Chamblee Bulldogs will welcome the Lakeside Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Chamblee: 2.7, Lakeside: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Wednesday, Chamblee sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Milton.
Gali Nelson made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, she also posted a .500 batting average, which is the highestshe's posted since back in August. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Nelson wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kate Sarago, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Sarago is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Chamblee hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Lakeside put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Tuesday. They never let Arabia Mountain onto the board and left with a 15-0 victory. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 games by six runs or more this season.
Rosalynn Turner and Caitlyn Bemiss did most of the damage at the plate: Turner scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Bemiss scored three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Piper Brown, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Chamblee has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Lakeside, their win bumped their record up to 17-3.
Thursday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Chamblee hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of 0. However, it's not like Lakeside struggles in that department as they've averaged 0. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Chamblee came out on top in a nail-biter against Lakeside when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 2-1. Does Chamblee have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lakeside turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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