If Swansboro was feeling good fresh off their 15-3 takedown of Havelock last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Pirates fell just short of the Richlands Wildcats by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Pirates in their meetings with the Wildcats: they've now lost seven in a row.
Swansboro saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madilyn Lemke, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Lemke also put up a double, which was her first of the season.
Swansboro's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Richlands, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Swansboro will take on rival Dixon at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Richlands is set to square off against their familiar foe Croatan at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Wildcats 2.1, the Cougars 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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