The Campbell Spartans will square off against the Kennesaw Mountain Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Campbell is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Campbell is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past South Cobb 20-8 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spartans.
Evelyn Herrington looked comfortable as she pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Maiya Washington, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. What's more, she also posted a .750 batting average, which is the highestshe's posted since back in August. Aubrey Headd was another key player, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Campbell kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Kennesaw Mountain was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 14-4 to Roswell. That's two games in a row now that the Mustangs have lost by exactly ten runs.
The win got Campbell back to even at 11-11. As for Kennesaw Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-17.
Campbell skirted past Kennesaw Mountain 7-6 in their previous meeting back in August. The rematch might be a little tougher for Campbell 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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