White Pine is on a 16-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Needles is on a 16-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The White Pine Bobcats will take on the Needles Mustangs at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, White Pine made easy work of Awaken Christian and carried off a 16-1 victory.
Kasadie Britton looked comfortable as she pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Callie Hollingworth, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Gianna Sedlacek, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Needles is ranked highly in their home state and on Monday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Pahrump Valley. Needles' pitcher stepped up to hand Pahrump Valley a 10-0 shutout. Needles' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three contests.
Jaelyn Garcia made a splash while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Garcia has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 13 consecutive pitching appearances. Garcia was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Scotti Powell was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3. Emmerson Powell was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
White Pine is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7-1 record this season. As for Needles, their win bumped their record up to 17-4.
White Pine suffered a grim 21-0 defeat to Needles in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will White Pine have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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