On Tuesday, everything went the West Carteret Patriots's way against the North Pitt Panthers as the West Carteret Patriots made off with an 11-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Kaelyn Margoupis made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Margoupis was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, West Carteret let Kyrstyn Braswell and Ella Grace Rodriguez run wild. Braswell went 2-for-3 with two triples, one run, and one RBI, while Rodriguez scored two runs while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance gave Braswell a new career-high in triples. The team also got some help courtesy of Saylor Gray, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
West Carteret always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .517. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Pitt only posted an OBP of .158.
West Carteret's record now sits at 2-0. As for North Pitt, their loss was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. West Carteret will face off against East Carteret at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for North Pitt, they will take on Holmes at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. North Pitt has given up an average of 15 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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