The Eastern Wayne Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Martin County Gators at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Eastern Wayne is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand J.F. Webb a 15-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Eastern Wayne sure is getting used to it with their ninth in a row.
Mallory Reed
| 05/06/25 vs J.F. Webb | 10 |
| 05/01/25 @ Goldsboro | 9 |
| 04/29/25 @ North Johnston | 19 |
| 04/16/25 @ Spring Creek | 17 |
| 04/15/25 vs American Leadership Academy-Johnston | 18 |
| + 10 more games |
Mallory Reed made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out ten over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run, six RBI, and one stolen base. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Eastern Wayne let Arianna Harvey and Hannah Lee run wild. Harvey got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI, while Lee got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kerintun Kinley, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Eastern Wayne always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .588. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Martin County, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. Everything went their way against Fairmont on Tuesday as they made off with an 8-0 win.
Not much got past Erica Sturgill, who gave up just a hit to keep Fairmont off the board.
On the hitting side, Izzy Williams was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Harmony Hoo was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Eastern Wayne pushed their record up to 13-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for Martin County, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games. That somehow still isn't as good as their 20-4 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Eastern Wayne has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Martin County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.1 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
