North Paulding has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to square off against the Wheeler Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
North Paulding's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Monday, when they got past Mount Paran Christian's usually-dominant pitching crew. North Paulding put the hurt on Mount Paran Christian with a sharp 12-4 win.
Meanwhile, Wheeler got themselves on the board against Osborne last Wednesday, but Osborne never followed suit. They were the clear victor by a 16-0 margin over the Cardinals. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Emily Jansen was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with three RBI and a double. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in August.
In other batting news, Wheeler got a massive performance out of Jada Charlton, who scored three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jada-Symone Batichon, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wheeler didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're strikeout total in three consecutive matchups.
North Paulding's record now sits at 18-4. As for Wheeler, their record now sits at 8-11.
Everything went North Paulding's way against Wheeler when the teams last played back in August, as North Paulding made off with a 17-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Paulding since the squad 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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