South Paulding is on a nine-game streak of home wins, while Villa Rica is on a 12-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Spartans will host the Wildcats at 5:55 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
If South Paulding beats Villa Rica with four runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Spartans had just enough and edged out McIntosh 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Spartans have posted since March 21st.
Meanwhile, Villa Rica's rock-solid pitchers showed up for the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand McEachern a 2-0 shutout.
South Paulding is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Villa Rica, their win bumped their record up to 23-2.
South Paulding might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from Villa Rica in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can the Spartans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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