West Bladen is 10-0 against Red Springs since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The West Bladen Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Red Springs Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (West Bladen has three straight wins, Red Springs has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Monday, West Bladen got the win against West Columbus by a conclusive 12-2. With that victory, West Bladen brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Gracie Faircloth was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Faircloth has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Faircloth was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, West Bladen got a big performance out of Marlie Walters, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kali Allen, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Red Springs fell victim to Midway and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 15-0 to the Raiders.
West Bladen's win bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Red Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
Everything went West Bladen's way against Red Springs in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as West Bladen made off with a 14-1 victory. Does West Bladen have another victory up their sleeve, or will Red Springs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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