For the second straight game, Whiteville will face off against West Bladen. The Wolfpack will face off against the Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Whiteville is looking for their season's first win.
Whiteville came up short against West Bladen on Tuesday, falling 14-1.
For West Bladen's part, Allison Hickman made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 13 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Those 13 strikeouts gave Hickman a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and one run. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played.
In other batting news, West Bladen got a massive performance out of Natalee Sykes, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run and four RBI. That home run was Sykes' first of the season. Brenna Hester was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
West Bladen kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.3 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 10.2.
The victory made it two in a row for West Bladen and bumps their season record up to 4-7. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Whiteville, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
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