With a playoff game on the line, East Bladen rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They never let the Weldon Chargers onto the board and left with a 15-0 victory. East Bladen's win was all the more impressive since Weldon was averaging only 2.67 runs allowed on the season.
Jenna Brice made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Brice has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Brice was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Niyah Wooten, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-4. Martha Ryan Simmons was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
East Bladen has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-10 record this season. As for Weldon, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-2.
East Bladen will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Perquimans at 6:00 p.m. East Bladen is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. Weldon does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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