South Central won the last time they faced New Bern, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The South Central Falcons walked away with an 8-5 victory over the New Bern Bears. The win made it back-to-back victories for South Central.
The team relied heavily on Haven Roebuck, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamdyn Haislip, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
On New Bern's side, Anna Champey was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over 4.1 innings pitched. Champey has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Champey was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Codi Mann made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 1-for-3.
South Central pushed their record up to 9-4 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for New Bern, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-3.
South Central will head out on the road to challenge Perquimans at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (South Central: 2.6, Perquimans: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for New Bern, they will head out on the road to face off against Northside - Jacksonville at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. New Bern is facing Northside - Jacksonville at the right time seeing as Northside - Jacksonville is stuck on a 14-game losing streak.
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