Preview: West Craven Eagles vs. New Bern Bears
Two dominant two-way players in Ronnetta Gurley and Molly McGuire are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The West Craven Eagles will look to defend their home field on Monday against the New Bern Bears at 6:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Thursday, West Craven came up short against Washington and fell 7-3. West Craven has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Gurley put in work while hitting and pitching. She struck out 13 batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Gurley has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Gurley was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Gurley wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Izabella Sutton, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, West Craven didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, New Bern unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of D.H. Conley by a score of 5-4.
West Craven's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for New Bern, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-2.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. West Craven has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like New Bern struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.9 per game. The only question left is which team can snag more.
West Craven came up short against New Bern in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, falling 9-5. Will West Craven have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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