The Swansboro Pirates will face off against the White Oak Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. White Oak took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Swansboro, who comes in off a win.
Swansboro will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Friday, then bounced right back against West Craven on Monday. Swansboro blew past West Craven 13-1. While the Pirates didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-12), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Adison Kirkpatrick made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Kirkpatrick was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Payton Jensen and Katherine Cahall did most of the damage at the plate: Jensen went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI, while Cahall scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Those stolen bases were Cahall's first of the season. Another player making a difference was Addison McMillan, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Swansboro always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .552. The last time their OBP was this high was since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, White Oak didn't have quite enough to beat Croatan on Friday and fell 3-2. The Vikings haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
White Oak saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alyssa Whitcomb, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Swansboro is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. White Oak's loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Swansboro couldn't quite get it done against White Oak in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 as they fell 3-0. Can Swansboro avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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