The Model Blue Devils will venture away from home to square off against the Darlington Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Model is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Saturday, they were much more limited against Fannin County on Tuesday. They lost 9-2 to the Rebels. The contest marked the Blue Devils' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Model saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Javia Samples, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base. Samples is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season. Kylie Porter also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Darlington couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They lost 13-3 to Chattooga on Tuesday.
Model now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Darlington, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
Model suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Darlington in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Model avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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