New Hanover is 0-10 against Topsail since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The New Hanover Wildcats will be playing at home against the Topsail Pirates at 5:30 p.m.
Sadly, New Hanover is still looking for their first win of the season after 11 matchups. They suffered a tough 15-0 loss at the hands of South Brunswick on Friday.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Topsail gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand West Brunswick a 10-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Topsail.
Kennedy Sloan made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Sloan has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Sloan was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Rylee Reuter was incredible, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Emmy Clark, who went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base.
New Hanover's defeat dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Topsail, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
New Hanover might still be hurting after the 21-0 loss they got from Topsail when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Topsail's Madyson Turlington, who went 3-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Now that New Hanover knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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