East Paulding came tearing into Tuesday's contest with ten straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the New Manchester Jaguar a 15-0 shutout. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 matchups by six runs or more this season.
JJ Sweat looked comfortable as she tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Ella Heal and Andrea Davis did most of the damage at the plate: Heal went 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple, while Davis went 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Ansleigh Broome, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI and a double.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Paulding was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .346 or higher in seven consecutive games.
East Paulding has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. As for New Manchester, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-14.
East Paulding wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 3-2 loss against South Paulding on the 2nd. New Manchester has also already played their next matchup, an 18-3 victory against Pebblebrook on the 2nd.
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