The Mallard Creek Mavericks will challenge the East Mecklenburg Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Mallard Creek's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Chambers as they made off with a 15-0 victory. That 15 run margin sets a new team best for the Mavericks this season.
Alondra Rivera-Maldonado made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Rivera-Maldonado was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double. That double was her first of the season.
In other batting news, Mena Kuzara and Makaila Murray did most of the damage at the plate: Kuzara went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI, while Murray scored two runs while going 2-for-3. That's the most hits Murray has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Morgan Lampkin, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, East Mecklenburg made easy work of Garinger on Tuesday and carried off an 18-3 win. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won seven games by six runs or more so far this season.
The victory made it two in a row for East Mecklenburg and bumps their season record up to 7-8. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 3 runs in those games. As for Mallard Creek, their victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 5-7.
Mallard Creek took their win against East Mecklenburg in their previous matchup back in April of 2016 by a conclusive 16-2 score. Will the Mavericks repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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