Softball Game Preview: Pamlico County Hurricanes vs. Northside - Pinetown Panthers

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Previous Games

03/25/25 - Away	11-6 W
05/09/24 - Home	1-3 L
04/19/24 - Away	1-4 L
04/16/24 - Home	7-2 W
05/05/23 - Neutral	4-3 W
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Pamlico County and Northside - Pinetown are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. Pamlico County will be playing at home against Northside - Pinetown at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pamlico County has six straight wins, Northside - Pinetown has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Last Tuesday, Pamlico County was able to grind out a solid victory over Northside - Pinetown, taking the game 11-6.

Kylee Morris was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. She was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. That's the most runs she has posted since back in February.

In other batting news, Peyton Robinson and Taylor McHenry did most of the damage at the plate: Robinson scored three runs while going 3-for-4, while McHenry went 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Hailey Shamblin was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.

Pamlico County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .345 or higher in six consecutive contests.

Pamlico County pushed their record up to 8-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Northside - Pinetown, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.