Swansboro extended their losing streak to five on Friday, dropping their season record down to 10-13 in the process. They fell 6-2 to the West Carteret Patriots. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Patriots this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-1 back in March.
As for West Carteret, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 18-3. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games.
For West Carteret's part, Caitlin Dumarce tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Dumarce has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 14 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, West Carteret got a big performance out of Millie Kate Young, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run. Another player making a difference was Morgan Sawyer, who went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Swansboro does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Carteret, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-1 defeat against Richlands on the 3rd.
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