On Thursday Locust Grove will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to square off against the McDonough Warhawks at 5:30 p.m. McDonough took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Locust Grove, who comes in off a win.
Locust Grove's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-0 win over Spalding. The victory was some much needed relief for the Wildcats as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, McDonough lost 18-6 to Woodland on Tuesday.
McDonough saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Myana Phillips, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Phillips a new career-high in OBP.
Even though they lost, McDonough always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .522. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 31.1% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 49.4%.
Locust Grove's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-11. As for McDonough, they dropped their record down to 3-16 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
Locust Grove took their victory against McDonough in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 19-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Locust Grove since the squad 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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