The North Cobb Christian Eagles will square off against the East Paulding Raiders at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. North Cobb Christian is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
North Cobb Christian is headed into the matchup having just suffered their closest loss since October 19, 2023 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Rockmart by a score of 3-1.
Meanwhile, East Paulding had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Mustangs an 8-0 shutout. Considering the Raiders have won 11 contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past JJ Sweat, who gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Kennesaw Mountain off the board. Sweat has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, East Paulding let Ansleigh Broome and Emma Hernandez loose on the outfield. Broome scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Hernandez went 2-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Brie Cazares, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
East Paulding always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. The last time their OBP was this high was back in August.
North Cobb Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for East Paulding, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season.
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