The Wando Warriors will challenge the Crescent Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, Wando needed a bit of extra time to put away Berkeley. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over the Stags.
Paxton Hunt spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on nine hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Lily Gold, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double. That double was her first of the season. Sofie Moore was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Crescent is ranked highly in their home state and on Sunday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Moore Catholic. The Tigers' pitchers stepped up to hand the Mavericks a 6-0 shutout. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 games by six runs or more this season.
The victory made it two in a row for Crescent and bumps their season record up to 15-2. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 0 runs in those games. As for Wando, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
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