For the second straight game, E.E. Smith will face off against Harnett Central. The Golden Bulls will be playing at home against the Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. E.E. Smith has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with 11 straight defeats, while Harnett Central will come in with three straight wins.
E.E. Smith came up short against Harnett Central on Tuesday, falling 16-1.
For Harnett Central's part, Brooklyn Sears made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Sears was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Harnett Central got a massive performance out of Lauren Faulkner, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most hits Faulkner has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Haleigh Moss, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Harnett Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .696. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Harnett Central pushed their record up to 10-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for E.E. Smith, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
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