North Johnston owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 6-0 margin over the Goldsboro Cougars. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Cougars recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Victoria Sasser made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-low in earned runs (zero). She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4. Those stolen bases marked the first that she snagged this season.
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In other batting news, Camden Ford was incredible, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with four RBI and one run. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kathryn Pitts, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
North Johnston's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Goldsboro, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 2-3.
Looking ahead, North Johnston will venture away from home to square off against Eastern Wayne at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Eastern Wayne's pitching crew has only allowed 0.8 runs per game this season, so North Johnston's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Goldsboro, they will host Smithfield-Selma at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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