The White Oak Vikings will venture away from home to take on the Swansboro Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Swansboro took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on White Oak, who comes in off a win.
Swansboro will be up against a hot White Oak team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Vikings put the hurt on Southwest Onslow with a sharp 12-1 win on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won six games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Alyssa Carkhuff made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Carkhuff was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Avery Sise was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Ashley Jaeger, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, one double, and one RBI.
White Oak hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in five consecutive contests.
Topsail hit Swansboro with a five-run first inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. Swansboro lost 12-1 to Topsail. Having soared to a lofty 20 runs in the game before, Swansboro couldn't push the score so high this time.
The victory got White Oak back to even at 10-10. As for Swansboro, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9.
White Oak came out on top in a nail-biter against Swansboro when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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