The Hampton Hornets are on the road again on Monday to play the Sandy Creek Patriots at 5:30 p.m.
Hampton lost 13-3 to Adairsville on Saturday.
Malaysia Ponder was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Zamiya Smith, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Sandy Creek beat Upson-Lee 6-1 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Breana Hopkins was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 18 over 6.2 innings pitched. Hopkins was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Hopkins wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Hosanna Antony, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Sandy Creek didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 18 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Upson-Lee only tossed 13.
Hampton's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Sandy Creek, their victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Hampton might still be hurting after the 8-1 loss they got from Sandy Creek when the teams last played on Monday. Can Hampton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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