Hopewell waltzed into their match on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the North Mecklenburg Vikings by a score of 20-15. That's more bragging rights for Hopewell, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Peyton Manor made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. Manor was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Hopewell got a massive performance out of Alexis McLaughlin, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her six plate appearances. Kaylin Nelson was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with four RBI and a run.
On North Mecklenburg's side, Scholar Bates made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Bates has been hot recently, having posted four or more stolen bases the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jashiah Chambers, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Hopewell has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for North Mecklenburg, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hopewell will take on Hough at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for North Mecklenburg, they will be playing at home against Mallard Creek at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. North Mecklenburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 14.2 runs per game this season.
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