Upson-Lee and Howard are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but likely not for long. The Upson-Lee Knights will venture away from home to square off against the Howard Huskies at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
Upson-Lee's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Spalding on Thursday. They came up short against the Jaguars, falling 10-0. Having soared to a lofty 19 runs in the game before, the Knights' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Howard entered their tilt with Baldwin on Thursday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Everything went their way against the Braves as they made off with an 8-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Huskies , who have now won seven matches by eight runs or more so far this season.
Abby Davis made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Arianna Stephenson was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was LaLya James, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Howard didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 3.5 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 8.
Upson-Lee's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Howard, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-9 record this season.
Everything went Upson-Lee's way against Howard in their previous meeting last Monday as Upson-Lee made off with an 8-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Upson-Lee since the squad 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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