North Augusta waltzed into their match on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 13-12 win over the Lexington Wildcats. This was payback for North Augusta, who suffered a 5-4 defeat the last time these two teams met.
The team relied heavily on Sarah Henry, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. Celeste Truesdale was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
North Augusta pushed their record up to 18-5 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Lexington, their loss dropped their record down to 12-6.
North Augusta will head out on the road to challenge Chapin at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Chapin: 3.4, North Augusta: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Lexington, they will be playing at home against Dutch Fork at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Dutch Fork's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three contests.
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