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| 09/04/25 - Home | 19-0 W |
| 10/01/24 - Home | 15-0 W |
| 09/05/24 - Away | 16-2 W |
| 09/14/23 - Away | 15-0 W |
| 08/17/23 - Home | 18-0 W |
| + 2 more games |
East Paulding is a perfect 7-0 against New Manchester since August of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Raiders will venture away from home to square off against the Jaguar at 6:00 p.m. East Paulding will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
East Paulding's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Rome with a sharp 19-0 victory. Considering the Raiders have won nine matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Emma Spain was a major factor no matter where she played. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Spain was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in August.
In other batting news, East Paulding let Chloe Grier and Emma Hernandez run wild. Grier went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Hernandez went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one triple. That's the most RBI Grier has posted since back in August. Ansley Shiver was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs and one RBI.
East Paulding was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .556. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rome only posted a batting average of .100.
Meanwhile, New Manchester came up short against Lithia Springs on Thursday and fell 8-5.
New Manchester saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lenia Rouse, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
East Paulding has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for New Manchester, they dropped their record down to 6-11-1 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road.
New Manchester's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: East Paulding hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .341. It's a different story for New Manchester, though, as they've only averaged .221. Will they be able to contain East Paulding's hitters?
Everything went East Paulding's way against New Manchester in their previous matchup on September 4th, as East Paulding made off with a 19-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Raiders since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
