In what's become a running theme this season, White Oak gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They blew past the Lejeune Devil Pups 11-1. The win was just what White Oak needed coming off of a 13-5 defeat in their prior contest.
Alyssa Whitcomb was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Whitcomb has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Whitcomb was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and a triple.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lexie Patton, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and a triple. Avery Sise was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
On Lejeune's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kendall Taylor, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
White Oak's victory bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Lejeune, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-4.
White Oak will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Swansboro at 6:00 p.m. on April 2nd. As for Lejeune, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Pender at 4:00 p.m. on April 2nd. Lejeune is on a four-game streak of home wins, Pender a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
