After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Southwest Guilford, Wheatmore was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Salisbury Hornets with a sharp 16-2 victory. For the Warriors, this counts as revenge for the 6-0 win the Hornets walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2024.
Emma Carter made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Carter was even better at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Maddie Nichols
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In other batting news, Wheatmore got a massive performance out of Maddie Nichols, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance gave Nichols a new career-high in runs. Another player making a difference was Arielle Turgeon, who went 3-for-4 with one home run and two runs.
Wheatmore always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .611. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Salisbury only posted an OBP of .458.
The victory got Wheatmore back to even at 1-1. As for Salisbury, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Coming up, Wheatmore will welcome Gray Stone Day at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Salisbury, they will head out to face off against Statesville at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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