Pamlico County has been on the road for four straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Lejeune Devil Pups at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pamlico County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Lejeune's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Pamlico County put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They blew past Holmes 14-2.
Layla Prescott was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Prescott has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single walk in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Prescott was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Taylor McHenry, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Kaitlyn Toler was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lejeune was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell victim to a rough 11-2 loss at the hands of Pender.
Lejeune saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isabella Remi Thompson, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Pamlico County is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Lejeune, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Everything went Pamlico County's way against Lejeune in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as Pamlico County made off with a 10-2 win. Will Pamlico County repeat their success, or does Lejeune have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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