North East Carolina Prep waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Bertie Falcons as they made off with a 17-2 win. The result was nothing new for North East Carolina Prep, who have now won six games by 11 runs or more so far this season.
Kaylie Mitchem was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kailee White, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
North East Carolina Prep has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-11 record this season. As for Bertie, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-15.
North East Carolina Prep will head out on the road to face off against Perquimans at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Perquimans' pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so North East Carolina Prep's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Bertie, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Northeastern at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Northeastern is coming into the contest with nine straight losses on the road, meaning Bertie will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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