The Easley Green Wave sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Mauldin Mavericks on Friday. That's two games straight that the Green Wave have won by just one run.

Jalyn McGee
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Jalyn McGee made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk any time she's pitched this season. She was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI. Those two hits gave her a new career-high.
The win made it two in a row for Easley and bumps their season record up to 3-6. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of one runs across that stretch. As for Mauldin, their loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-5.
Coming up, Easley will venture away from home to square off against Hillcrest at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hillcrest will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Mauldin, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Greenville at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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