East Paulding and Villa Rica are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2017, but likely not for long. The East Paulding Raiders will stay at home for another game and welcome the Villa Rica Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
East Paulding's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Kennesaw Mountain with a sharp 8-0 win. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Not much got past JJ Sweat, who gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Kennesaw Mountain off the board. Sweat has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, East Paulding let Ansleigh Broome and Emma Hernandez loose on the outfield. Broome scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Hernandez went 2-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Brie Cazares, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
East Paulding always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a OBP of .560 or higher in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Villa Rica came into Thursday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They blew past New Manchester 18-3 on Thursday.
Kylah Hutchinson was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Hutchinson was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Bristol Rodgers and Aila Kent did most of the damage at the plate: Rodgers scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-1, while Kent scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Lyric Oliver-Poole, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
East Paulding is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for Villa Rica, the victory also got them back to even at 8-8.
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