The East Bladen Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Perquimans Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
East Bladen is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Weldon onto the board and left with a 15-0 victory.
Jenna Brice made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Brice has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Brice was also solid in the batter's box, 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.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Perquimans gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 15-0 margin over East Wake Academy. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Perquimans.
Addisyn Stallings looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Indya Long, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaydee Hunter, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs.
East Bladen is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-10 record this season. As for Perquimans, they pushed their record up to 19-8 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
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