The Spalding Jaguars will head out on the road to take on the Trinity Christian Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Spalding will be strutting in after a win while Trinity Christian will be coming in after a loss.
Spalding will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Upson-Lee, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Spalding was the clear victor by a 20-1 margin over Upson-Lee on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Jaguars.
Zyon Henley was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Henley was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cara Webb, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Autumn Eady was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Spalding always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. The last time their OBP was this high was back in August of 2023.
Meanwhile, Trinity Christian didn't have quite enough to beat LaGrange on Wednesday and fell 7-6.
Like Spalding, Trinity Christian also got a great game from a two-way player: Cacie Cutright. On the mound, she tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Cutright was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Kayden Harrison made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Spalding's record now sits at 2-0. As for Trinity Christian, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
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