Wheatmore had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Randleman Tigers and snuck past 5-3. For Wheatmore, this counts as revenge for the 5-4 loss Randleman walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March.
Carmen Turgeon spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Skylar Pittman was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Arielle Turgeon, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Randleman's side, Addyson Dees made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Wheatmore now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Randleman, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-3.
Wheatmore will head out on the road to face off against Eastern Randolph at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Eastern Randolph's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Wheatmore's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Randleman, they will be playing at home against Central Davidson at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Central Davidson is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
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