Softball Recap: East Paulding Raiders vs. Rome Wolves
East Paulding had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it ten on Monday. They never let the Rome Wolves onto the board and left with a 16-0 win. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 matches by six runs or more this season.
The result came thanks to Emma Hernandez's shutout, as she gave up just one hit and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ella Heal was a standout: she went 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ansleigh Broome, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Paulding was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .588. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .346 or higher in three consecutive contests.
East Paulding is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season. As for Rome, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 11 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-16 record this season.
East Paulding will be playing at home against New Manchester at 6:00 p.m. on October 1st. As for Rome, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Douglas County at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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