The Bandys Trojans will challenge the West Caldwell Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Bandys comes in on three and West Caldwell on nine.
On Wednesday, Bandys was able to grind out a solid victory over North Iredell, taking the game 7-2.
Haven Helton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up 11 Ks.
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on Paige Barrymore, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Alexander, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, West Caldwell hadn't done well against West Lincoln recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. West Caldwell skirted past West Lincoln 5-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Warriors have posted since March 27, 2024.
West Caldwell's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Bandys, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
Bandys skirted past West Caldwell 1-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will Bandys repeat their success, or does West Caldwell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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