Long County has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to challenge the Calvary Day Cavaliers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, Long County didn't have quite enough to beat Southeast Bulloch and fell 6-5. The defeat continues a trend for the Blue Tide in their matchups with the Yellow Jackets: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Calvary Day got the win against Islands on Tuesday by a conclusive 11-1. Considering the Cavaliers have won four matchups by more than eight runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Reese Jenkins was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. That's the fewest strikeouts she has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Natalie Sanders, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Calvary Day was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .481. The last time their batting average was this high was back in September of 2023.
Long County's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Calvary Day, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season.
Long County came up short against Calvary Day in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 5-1. Can Long County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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