West Johnston is 10-0 against Smithfield-Selma since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The West Johnston Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Smithfield-Selma Spartans at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (West Johnston has four straight wins, Smithfield-Selma has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, West Johnston gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They put the hurt on East Wake with a sharp 10-1 win.
Faith Chapman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Chapman has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Chapman was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Reagan Sutton, who went 2-for-5 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Laney Pearce, who scored four runs while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Smithfield-Selma fell victim to Hunt and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 18-0 walloping at the hands of the Warriors.
West Johnston's victory bumped their record up to 8-9. As for Smithfield-Selma, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
West Johnston took their win against Smithfield-Selma in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 15-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Johnston since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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