The Easley Green Wave will venture away from home to square off against the Woodmont Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Easley proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 12) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Greenwood 3-2.
Jalyn McGee
| 04/08/25 vs Greenwood | 16 |
| 03/28/25 vs Mauldin | 13 |
| 05/02/24 vs Greer | 11 |
| 04/01/25 @ Hillcrest | 10 |
| 05/07/24 vs Lancaster | 10 |
Jalyn McGee was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Those 16 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one triple and one run. That triple was her first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Olivia Merck, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. Payton Todd also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Woodmont waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Red Raiders a 10-0 shutout. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matches by seven runs or more this season.
Easley is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.4 runs over those games. As for Woodmont, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-4.
Easley suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Woodmont in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Green Wave avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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