Softball Preview: Farmville Central Jaguars vs. North Pitt Panthers
Farmville Central is 9-1 against North Pitt since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Farmville Central Jaguars will head out on the road to face off against the North Pitt Panthers at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Farmville Central has three straight victories, North Pitt has ten straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Farmville Central can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They blew past North Pitt 15-6. 15 seems to be a good number for Farmville Central as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Paris Davis was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Davis has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Davis was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Claire Neely was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Laycie Eastwood, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Farmville Central's victory bumped their record up to 12-5. As for North Pitt, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.
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