A feisty cat fight will be fought as SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars duke it out with North Pitt Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (SouthWest Edgecombe has four straight victories, North Pitt has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Tuesday, SouthWest Edgecombe got the win against North Pitt by a conclusive 16-1. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 15 runs or more this season.
Mackenzie Rogers made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Mckenlee Mobley
| 03/25/25 vs North Pitt | 3 |
| 03/21/25 vs Greene Central | 2 |
| 03/19/25 vs Hobgood Charter | 2 |
| 03/18/25 @ Greene Central | 2 |
| 02/25/25 vs Rocky Mount | 2 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mckenlee Mobley, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. Mackenzie Moore was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
SouthWest Edgecombe was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .474. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .360 or higher in four consecutive games.
SouthWest Edgecombe pushed their record up to 5-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.0 runs over those games. As for North Pitt, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10.
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