The Raleigh Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Newton County Cougars at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Raleigh is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
Raleigh put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Friday. They blew past St. Andrew's Episcopal 16-1. The win was just what Raleigh needed coming off of a 14-5 defeat in their prior match.
Kallee McWilliams made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (she also didn't allow any walks). McWilliams was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Raleigh got a massive performance out of Lydia Bryant, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Sara-Connor McAllister was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Newton County's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They suffered a rough 11-5 loss at the hands of Clinton.
Raleigh has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-10 record this season. As for Newton County, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-4.
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