The Pine Tree Pirates are taking a road trip to square off against the Carthage Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Pine Tree took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Kilgore as they made off with a 16-5 win. The victory continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won three in a row.
Nia Woodson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of her four plate appearances with one stolen base and two RBI.
E.K. Holder
| 04/08/25 vs Kilgore | 4 |
| 03/21/25 @ Gilmer | 3 |
| 04/01/25 vs Chapel Hill | 1 |
| 02/14/25 vs McKinney | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on E.K. Holder, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with four runs, two stolen bases, and four RBI. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Zamoria Smith, who scored a run and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Carthage got themselves on the board against Tatum on Tuesday, but Tatum never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 10-0 win. Considering the Bulldogs have won 16 contests by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Carthage has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-5-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.8 runs over those games. As for Pine Tree, their record now sits at 9-15-1.
Pine Tree might still be hurting after the 13-1 loss they got from Carthage in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Pirates avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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