The Eastern Wayne Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the North Johnston Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Eastern Wayne's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 13-0 margin over Greene Central. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Eastern Wayne.
Mallory Reed made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over four innings pitched. Reed has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Reed was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Hannah Lee was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last six games she's played. Natalia Pierce was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, North Johnston made easy work of Goldsboro on Thursday and carried off a 16-4 victory.
Emily Scott spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on four hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Samantha Gilantiz, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Camden Ford, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Eastern Wayne is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for North Johnston, their win bumped their record up to 10-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Eastern Wayne has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like North Johnston struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Eastern Wayne couldn't quite finish off North Johnston in their previous matchup on April 10th and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of North Johnston's Victoria Sasser, who struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Now that Eastern Wayne knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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