The East Carteret Mariners will be playing at home against the Havelock Rams at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
East Carteret scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 17-2 margin over Jones. The victory was just what East Carteret needed coming off of a 10-3 loss in their prior game.
Grayson Gillikin was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Emmie Gillikin, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4.
Meanwhile, while Havelock put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for J.H. Rose. Everything went Havelock's way against J.H. Rose as Havelock made off with a 15-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Havelock.
Elana Krupey made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over 4.1 innings pitched. Krupey was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Havelock let Andria Krupey and Chloe Schreckengost loose on the outfield. Krupey scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Schreckengost got no hits from her two at bats. Krupey is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Grace Bispham, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
East Carteret pushed their record up to 5-5 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 10.7 runs. As for Havelock, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
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