Softball Preview: Pender Patriots vs. East Columbus Gators
Pender is 1-8 against East Columbus since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Pender Patriots will be playing at home against the East Columbus Gators at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Pender stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They never let James Kenan onto the board and left with a 13-0 victory. The win was just what Pender needed coming off of a 10-4 loss in their prior matchup.
The team relied heavily on Charleigh Rivenbark, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, six RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Linde Cline, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, East Columbus was able to grind out a solid victory over Whiteville on Friday, taking the game 10-5.
Pender pushed their record up to 8-3 with that win, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.7 runs per game. As for East Columbus, their victory bumped their record up to 11-3.
Pender suffered a grim 10-4 defeat to East Columbus in their previous matchup on Monday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of East Columbus' Gracie Coyle, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Now that Pender knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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