After four games on the road, Kennesaw Mountain is heading back home. They will host the Sprayberry Yellow Jackets at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Kennesaw Mountain's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against East Paulding on Wednesday. They came up short against the Raiders, falling 8-0. The loss continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Sprayberry was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They fell 4-1 to Riverwood.
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. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
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 managed all season.
Kennesaw Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Sprayberry, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-12.
Kennesaw Mountain suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Sprayberry when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Kennesaw Mountain have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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