Northeast Lauderdale is 0-3 against Wayne County since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Northeast Lauderdale Trojans are on the road again to play the Wayne County War Eagles at 4:00 p.m. One thing working in Northeast Lauderdale's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three games.
Northeast Lauderdale put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season in Monday's second game. They blew past Leake Central 15-1.
Kaiden Turner was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Turner was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Jayley Scarbrough was a standout: she went 2-for-2 with three runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Kennedi Powe, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Wayne County unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 13-6 walloping at the hands of East Central. Wayne County has struggled against East Central recently, as their match on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Annaston Tate was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Even though they lost, Wayne County was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with five doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Central only hit two.
Northeast Lauderdale now has a winning record of 11-10. As for Wayne County, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-10-1.
Northeast Lauderdale might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Wayne County in their previous matchup back in April of 2019. Can Northeast Lauderdale avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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