The Bunn Wildcats will head out to face off against the Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Bunn's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Roanoke Rapids' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Bunn made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Nash Central, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Everything went Bunn's way against Nash Central on Tuesday as Bunn made off with a 17-2 win. Considering the Wildcats have won six matches by more than eight runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Emily Baez looked comfortable as she pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
Peyton Alford
| 03/18/25 @ Nash Central | 7 |
| 03/06/25 @ Northern Nash | 6 |
| 03/25/24 @ Louisburg | 4 |
| 03/11/25 @ Franklinton | 3 |
| 03/18/24 vs Rocky Mount | 3 |
At the plate, Bunn let Peyton Alford and Payton Wood run wild. Alford fired off two home runs and seven RBI while going 2-for-2, while Wood went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. The dominant performance gave Alford a new career-high in RBI. Another player making a difference was Maycey Buchanan, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Roanoke Rapids' good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell 5-2 to Central Virginia Homeschool Athletic Association.
Roanoke Rapids saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lydia Carroll, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Makenna Whitley was another, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI.
Bunn pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Roanoke Rapids, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-2.
Bunn came up short against Roanoke Rapids in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, falling 9-4. Can Bunn avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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