New Bern waltzed into their game on Wednesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Jacksonville Cardinals a 2-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as New Bern also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Anna Champey made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Champey has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Champey was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Champey wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Codi Mann, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
New Bern has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season. As for Jacksonville, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
New Bern will head out on the road to face off against South Central at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (South Central: 2.4, New Bern: 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Jacksonville, they will be playing at home against White Oak at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. White Oak is coming into the match with three straight defeats on the road, meaning Jacksonville will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
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