While East Wake put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Smithfield-Selma. Everything went the East Wake Warriors' way against the Smithfield-Selma Spartans as the East Wake Warriors made off with a 29-0 victory. The Warriors have beaten the Spartans the last nine times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Spartans has come to flipping the script.
Scarlett Avila-Cristobal and Madison Keith were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Avila-Cristobal tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Keith tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That's the fewest hits she has allowed since back in April of 2024. At the plate, Avila-Cristobal scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Keith went 4-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base. That's the most hits Keith has posted since back in March of 2024.
Alissa Flood
| 03/04/25 @ Smithfield-Selma | 2 |
| 02/25/25 @ Knightdale | 1 |
| 05/07/24 @ Currituck County | 1 |
| 04/26/24 vs Fike | 1 |
| 04/18/24 vs West Johnston | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alissa Flood, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in doubles (two). Katelyn Smith was another key player, scoring four runs and stealing Three bases. while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
East Wake always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .805. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win got East Wake back to even at 2-2. As for Smithfield-Selma, they dropped their record down to 0-3 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. East Wake will welcome Knightdale at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. East Wake's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Knightdale's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Smithfield-Selma, they will host Southeast Raleigh at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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