Lumberton put the finishing touches on their 17th blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They never let the Purnell Swett Rams onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory. Give Lumberton's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
The result came thanks to Halona Sampson's shutout, as she gave up just six hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, Lumberton got a big performance out of Jaelyn Hammond, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Tiara Stueck, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Lumberton pushed their record up to 22-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Purnell Swett, their loss dropped their record down to 10-13.
Lumberton has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Cape Fear at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Cape Fear: 2.6, Lumberton: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. Purnell Swett does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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