Stone Mountain is preparing for their first region matchup of the season on Thursday. They will be playing in front of their home fans against the Luella Lions at 8:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Stone Mountain and Arabia Mountain meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Saturday. Stone Mountain was the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over Arabia Mountain. Considering the Pirates' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Meanwhile, Luella had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Their defense stepped up to hand Douglass a 9-0 shutout on Tuesday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Lions' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Luella's win bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Stone Mountain, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
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