Carvers Bay is 0-9 against Hannah-Pamplico since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Carvers Bay Bears will head out on the road to challenge the Hannah-Pamplico Raiders at 6:30 p.m. The pair are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Carvers Bay took a loss when they played away from home back in April, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Monday. They put the hurt on Lamar with a sharp 11-1 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Carvers Bay considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Meanwhile, Hannah-Pamplico had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They never let Whale Branch onto the board and left with a 17-0 win on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for Hannah-Pamplico, who have now won ten games by six runs or more so far this season.
Kadence Poston made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. Poston has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Poston was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Hannah-Pamplico got a big performance out of Payten Poston, who scored two runs and stole two bases. Poston has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Chloe Cooper, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Carvers Bay's victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-5. As for Hannah-Pamplico, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-1.
Carvers Bay suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Hannah-Pamplico in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hannah-Pamplico's Isabella Davis, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Now that Carvers Bay knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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