The South Brunswick Cougars will take on the Richlands Wildcats on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as South Brunswick comes in on five and Richlands on 11.
South Brunswick is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Lee County a 9-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for South Brunswick, who have now won 13 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Lee County's batters probably weren't too happy with Kina Davis, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 17 Ks (she gave up no walks). Davis has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kendra Goodwin and Tyianna Cummings did most of the damage at the plate: Goodwin scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Cummings scored two runs while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Olivia Brown, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Richlands won against Harnett Central on Tuesday with nine runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. Richlands came out on top in a nail-biter against Harnett Central and snuck past 9-7. That's two games straight that Richlands has won by exactly two runs.
South Brunswick pushed their record up to 20-4 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Richlands, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.
South Brunswick might still be hurting after the 12-0 loss they got from Richlands in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can South Brunswick avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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