Softball Recap: Jacksonville Cardinals vs. White Oak Vikings
There's no place like home for Jacksonville, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Wednesday. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the White Oak Vikings on Monday. That's more bragging rights for Jacksonville, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Lauren Weston spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on five hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Bailey Weston, who went 1-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendall Kellum, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On White Oak's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kylie Stephens, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Jacksonville has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-8 record this season. As for White Oak, they dropped their record down to 4-10 with that defeat, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Jacksonville will be playing in front of their home fans against Swansboro at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for White Oak, they will head out on the road to square off against Croatan at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Croatan hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
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