New Hanover is on a six-game streak of home losses, West Brunswick a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The New Hanover Wildcats will take on the West Brunswick Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Wednesday, New Hanover fell victim to a rough 13-3 loss at the hands of St. Pauls.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Wednesday West Brunswick sidestepped East Bladen for a 3-2 win.
Olivia Brown spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Hailey Woodard was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
New Hanover's defeat dropped their record down to 0-13. As for West Brunswick, their victory bumped their record up to 8-9.
New Hanover suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to West Brunswick when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of West Brunswick's Chloe Ward, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Now that New Hanover knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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