Softball Recap: West Carteret Takes a Tough Playoff Loss

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact West Carteret can now relate to. They fell just short of the South Johnston Trojans by a score of 1-0 on Friday. The Patriots were not able to make up for their defeat to the Trojans from their previous meeting back in May of 2024.

Caitlin Dumarce

Batters Struck Out

05/09/25 @ South Johnston	15
05/06/25 vs Croatan	17
05/02/25 @ Swansboro	13
04/29/25 vs Richlands	10
04/17/25 vs Croatan	16
+ 11 more games

Caitlin Dumarce spent all 7.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up 15 Ks. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 16 consecutive appearances.

At the plate, West Carteret saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addison Pavy, who went 2-for-4 with one double.

West Carteret's loss dropped their record down to 19-5. As for South Johnston, the victory (which was their 21st in a row) raised their record to 21-1.

West Carteret does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for South Johnston, they will challenge Richlands on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Trojans 2.1, the Wildcats 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.