Softball Preview: North Brunswick Scorpions vs. South Brunswick Cougars
North Brunswick has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the South Brunswick Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
North Brunswick's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past New Hanover 15-0.
Shanley Hunt made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hunt has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Hunt was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with five RBI, a run, and a double.
In other batting news, North Brunswick let Laynie Wittkofsky and Gracie Christianson loose on the outfield. Wittkofsky got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and two RBI, while Christianson got on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Alana Hill, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and a triple.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday South Brunswick sidestepped Topsail for a 2-0 win.
Kina Davis spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on four hits and racked up 13 Ks.
On the hitting side, South Brunswick saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addison Woodruff, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
North Brunswick's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-14. As for South Brunswick, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
North Brunswick might still be hurting after the 13-0 loss they got from South Brunswick when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Davis, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 19 over seven innings pitched. Now that North Brunswick 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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