Softball Preview: Perquimans Pirates vs. East Bladen Eagles
The Perquimans Pirates will be playing at home against the East Bladen Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Perquimans is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let East Wake Academy onto the board and left with a 15-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Perquimans, who have now won 12 contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
Addisyn Stallings looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Indya Long was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Heather Smith, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, East Bladen's hitters rose to the challenge against a Chargers pitching crew that boasted an average of only 2.67 runs allowed on Tuesday. East Bladen was the clear victor by a 15-0 margin over Weldon.
Jenna Brice made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Brice has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Brice was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Niyah Wooten, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Martha Ryan Simmons, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Perquimans pushed their record up to 19-8 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for East Bladen, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-10 record this season.
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