Douglas Byrd is 0-6 against Lumberton since March of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Douglas Byrd Eagles will look to defend their home field against the Lumberton Pirates at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Douglas Byrd is is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 14th straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They suffered a rough 19-0 defeat at the hands of Cape Fear.
Meanwhile, after a string of 16 wins, Lumberton's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of Cape Fear by a score of 4-3.
Halona Sampson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on eight hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lumberton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaelyn Hammond, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Douglas Byrd's loss dropped their record down to 0-13. As for Lumberton, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-3.
Douglas Byrd might still be hurting after the 15-0 loss they got from Lumberton when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lumberton's Alona Hanna, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2. Now that Douglas Byrd knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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