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| 04/27/26 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 04/24/26 - Away | 4-2 W |
| 04/23/26 - Home | 2-3 L |
| 03/15/24 - Away | 6-5 W |
| 05/08/21 - Away | 1-3 L |
With a playoff win on the line, Vancleave rose to the challenge on Monday. They never let the North Pike Jaguars get on the board and left with a 3-0 win. That's the third time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent victory being a 4-2 win on Friday.
The result came thanks to Brooklyn Howard's shutout, as she gave up just three hits.
On the hitting side, Vancleave's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jayda Ferrell, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI. Emma Hammonds also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
The win made it two in a row for Vancleave and bumps their season record up to 16-15. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 2 run in those games. As for North Pike, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-18.
Coming up, Vancleave will venture away from home to challenge Sumrall at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Bulldogs 3.5, the Bobcats 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. North Pike does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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