The North Augusta Yellow Jackets will look to defend their home field on Friday against the York Cougars at 6:00 p.m. North Augusta will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak alive.
On Thursday, North Augusta was able to grind out a solid win over Indian Land, taking the game 6-2.
LeAnn Gilbert made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Gilbert has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Gilbert was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Gilbert wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ayla Holmes, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but York had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Generals 5-3.
North Augusta is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season. As for York, their win bumped their record up to 13-7.
Everything went North Augusta's way against York in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as North Augusta made off with an 8-1 victory. Does North Augusta have another victory up their sleeve, or will York turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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