The Reagan Raiders will face off against the Independence Patriots on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Reagan sitting on four straight victories and Independence on 18.
Reagan is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Southeast Guilford as they made off with a 12-2 win. Considering the Raiders have won 16 matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Independence made easy work of Hopewell on Tuesday and carried off a 9-2 victory. The Patriots are also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the 15th game they've won by 6+ runs this season.
Maliyah Alexander made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Alexander was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Morgan Clark, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Gianna McCloud also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Independence hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hopewell struck out eight times.
Independence pushed their record up to 23-2 with the win, which was their 16th straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Reagan, their record is now 23-5.
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