North Moore hasn't had much luck against Jordan-Matthews recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Mustangs will host the Jets at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with North Moore sitting on three straight victories and Jordan-Matthews on five.
On Friday, North Moore earned a 10-7 win over Southeast Alamance.
Sydney Russell made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Russell was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and one triple.
In other batting news, North Moore let Calissa Clendenin and Ansley Preslar run wild. Clendenin got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two RBI and one double, while Preslar went 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Another player making a difference was Tate Allred, who scored two runs and stole a base.
North Moore was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .391 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Jordan-Matthews was not the first on the board last Thursday, but they got there more often. They put the hurt on Northwood with a sharp 15-1 victory. The Jets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Jordan-Matthews' win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-2. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.3 runs over those games. As for North Moore, their win bumped their record up to 11-4.
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