Fike is 0-7 against East Wake since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Fike Demons will head out on the road to square off against the East Wake Warriors at 4:00 p.m. Fike is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, Fike made easy work of Smithfield-Selma and carried off a 20-2 victory.
Cailin Powers was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1. Leyla Lopez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, East Wake earned a 7-4 win over Hunt on Tuesday.
Madison Keith spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on six hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Alissa Flood was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Madeline McAllister, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Fike's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-13. As for East Wake, they pushed their record up to 10-4 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Fike suffered a grim 21-5 defeat to East Wake in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of McAllister, who went 3-for-5 with five RBI, three runs, and a stolen base. Now that Fike knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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