The Ayden - Grifton Chargers are taking a road trip to take on the SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Ayden - Grifton will be strutting in after a win while SouthWest Edgecombe will be coming in after a defeat.
Ayden - Grifton barely beat Fike the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Chargers never let the Demons get on the board and left with a 17-0 victory on Wednesday. The match marked the Chargers' most dominant win of the season.
Aaliyah Williams
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Aaliyah Williams was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. Raelyn Jones was another key player, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
Williams wasn't the only one making solid contact: Ayden - Grifton kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, SouthWest Edgecombe's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Manteo.
SouthWest Edgecombe saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carlyn Hodge, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Ayden - Grifton is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for SouthWest Edgecombe, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4.
Both Ayden - Grifton and SouthWest Edgecombe just can't seem to miss. The Chargers have been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.6 hits per game. However, it's not like SouthWest Edgecombe struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.6 hits. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Ayden - Grifton couldn't quite finish off SouthWest Edgecombe when the teams last played on Tuesday and fell 7-5. Can the Chargers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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