Whiteville made up a huge gap compared to their last game against East Bladen, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Wolfpack fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 5-3 on Monday. If the Wolfpack were looking for revenge after losing 11-1 to the Eagles when the teams met back in April of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Margaret Cartrette
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| 04/11/25 @ Pender | 1 |
| 03/28/25 @ West Columbus | 1 |
| 03/18/25 @ Heide Trask | 1 |
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Margaret Cartrette was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in seven consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one run.
In other batting news, Campbell Thompson was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Whiteville and nudges their season record down to 6-11. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only 1.5 runs. As for East Bladen, they pushed their record up to 7-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
East Bladen didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 8-7 defeat against South Columbus on the 15th. Hopefully Whiteville paid attention to the Eagles' matchup: the next time they hit the field, they'll take on the Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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