The South Central Falcons will square off against the New Bern Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
South Central took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They never let West Carteret get on the board and left with a 4-0 win. The Falcons haven't had any issues with the Patriots recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Haven Roebuck was incredible, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, New Bern had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They skirted past the Rampants 5-3.
Anna Champey made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one home run and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ki'Mya Sutton, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
New Bern's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for South Central, their win bumped their record up to 9-6.
South Central suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to New Bern when the teams last played on Thursday. Will the Falcons have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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