Sprayberry is 0-8 against Pope since August of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Sprayberry Yellow Jackets will take on the Pope Greyhounds at 5:30 p.m. Sprayberry is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Sprayberry is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lassiter.
Gabbi Leftwich spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on nine hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jordan Simpson was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Pope entered their tilt with Riverwood on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Raiders as they made off with a 15-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Greyhounds, who have now won seven contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Sprayberry now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Pope, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Sprayberry might still be hurting after the 15-1 loss they got from Pope in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Sprayberry avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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