The Princeton Bulldogs will be playing at home against the North Johnston Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Princeton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Princeton took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Beddingfield with a sharp 17-2 win. Princeton's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Mary Rachel Uzzell was a major factor no matter where she played. She pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Uzzell was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, Kaydon Roberson was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and an RBI. Lilly Holmes was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 16 runs the game before, North Johnston was a bit more limited in their match on Tuesday. They fell just short of Eastern Wayne by a score of 4-2.
Princeton is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-10 record this season. As for North Johnston, their loss dropped their record down to 10-6.
Princeton might still be hurting after the 10-2 defeat they got from North Johnston in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of North Johnston's Victoria Sasser, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Now that Princeton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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