The Geneva County Bulldogs will venture away from home to take on the Graceville Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Geneva County is coming into the match hot, having won their last six games.
Geneva County will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Samson, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Bulldogs put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 16-2 win on Wednesday.
Addie Mae Habbard
| 04/02/25 @ Samson | 2 |
| 04/01/25 @ Cottonwood | 1 |
| 03/22/25 vs New Brockton | 1 |
| 03/18/25 vs Elba | 2 |
| 03/14/25 vs Samson | 1 |
| + 7 more games |
Addie Mae Habbard made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Habbard was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. She has been hot for a while, having posted at least one stolen base the last 12 times she's played.
In other batting news, Raine Dunn and Maci Strickland did most of the damage at the plate: Dunn scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Strickland scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances. Strickland is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged two or more in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Calhoun, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Geneva County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Samson only posted an OBP of .286.
Meanwhile, Graceville had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They blew past Poplar Springs 18-7 on Thursday.
Geneva County's record now sits at 9-6. As for Graceville, the victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 2-4.
Geneva County was able to grind out a solid win over Graceville in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 9-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bulldogs since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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