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| 04/03/26 - Neutral | 9-4 W |
| 02/28/26 - Neutral | 2-9 L |
| 03/22/25 - Home | 3-5 L |
| 02/18/23 - Home | 9-4 W |
| 03/19/22 - Away | 2-4 L |
After losing to East Limestone the last time they met, New Hope decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. New Hope came out on top against East Limestone by a score of 9-4 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for New Hope.
Ella Baswell made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off seven hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Hadley Dempsey and Charlee Bearden did most of the damage at the plate: Dempsey went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI, while Bearden went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Those two RBI gave Dempsey a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Calli Tidwell, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
New Hope was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .375 or higher in four consecutive games.
New Hope's win bumped their record up to 10-13-1. As for East Limestone, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 13-8 record this season.
New Hope didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 4-0 loss against Deshler on the 4th. As for East Limestone, they have also already played their next game, a 7-3 victory against Warren East on the 3rd.
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