The McEachern Indians will be playing at home against the Osborne Cardinals at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
McEachern is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand South Cobb a 23-0 shutout on Tuesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Indians with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Osborne had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They blew past Coretta Scott King YWLA 19-5. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Cardinals as it put an end to their eight-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Heaven Ross made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Ross was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Osborne got a massive performance out of Kcirred Crowder, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jennifer Avila, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Osborne always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .889. The last time their OBP was this high was back in August of 2023.
The win made it two in a row for McEachern and bumps their season record up to 3-4. As for Osborne, their victory ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-0.
McEachern took their win against Osborne in their previous matchup back in October of 2022 by a conclusive 21-0. Does McEachern have another victory up their sleeve, or will Osborne turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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