West Johnston has won five straight games at home, while East Wake has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Wildcats will welcome the Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
West Johnston's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. Everything went their way against Ayden - Grifton as they made off with an 8-0 win.
Meanwhile, East Wake got the win against Wake Prep Academy on Thursday by a conclusive 10-3.
Madison Keith made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Keith was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Madison Smith, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. Jaimee Fowler was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
East Wake hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post two or more strikeouts.
West Johnston has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs over those games. As for East Wake, their win bumped their record up to 11-5.
West Johnston was able to grind out a solid victory over East Wake when the teams last played back in March, winning 6-2. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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