After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Pike County, Newnan was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They put the hurt on the Lovejoy Wildcats with a sharp 10-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won seven matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
Newnan got a great performance from CA Moss as she struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and only one walk). The dominant performance gave Moss a new career-high in strikeouts.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Addison Smith, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Brooke Bowen, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Newnan was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lovejoy only posted a batting average of .211.
Newnan's victory bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Lovejoy, they dropped their record down to 5-6 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Newnan will host Morrow at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Newnan is facing Morrow at the right time seeing as Morrow is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Lovejoy, they will venture away from home to take on Banneker at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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