Morrow is on a six-game streak of home losses, Banneker an 18-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Monday. The Morrow Mustangs will take on the Banneker Trojans at 6:00 p.m. Banneker took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Morrow, who comes in off a win.
Morrow is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 19-1 margin over Drew on Thursday. With that victory, the Mustangs brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
UhMeara Bobbitt made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. She was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Ainsley Echoles was a standout: she scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 1.1 stolen bases per game. Jada Gadson was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Morrow was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .652. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 24.3% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 38.9%.
Meanwhile, Banneker fell victim to Dutchtown and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs.
Morrow is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 3-11 record this season. As for Banneker, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-16.
Everything went Morrow's way against Banneker in their previous meeting on Monday, as Morrow made off with a 13-5 win. Will Morrow repeat their success, or does Banneker have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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