Softball Recap: Wallace-Rose Hill Bulldogs vs. North Lenoir Hawks
Wallace-Rose Hill fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against North Lenoir on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the North Lenoir Hawks by a score of 6-5. Wallace-Rose Hill has struggled against North Lenoir recently, as their match on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Sophie Sloan was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
On North Lenoir's side, Maddie Rouse spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on eight hits and racked up seven Ks. Rouse has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Alyssa Hatcher was incredible, going 3-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Lakyn Whitley, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5.
Wallace-Rose Hill's defeat dropped their record down to 12-6. As for North Lenoir, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-1.
Wallace-Rose Hill will head out on the road to square off against Heide Trask at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wallace-Rose Hill is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season. As for North Lenoir, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Kinston at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing is sure in North Lenoir's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Kinston has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
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