Cougars
| 05/08/25 vs St. Pauls | 1-0 |
| 05/06/25 vs Holmes | 7-6 |
| 05/01/25 vs West Craven | 7-6 |
With a playoff win on the line, SouthWest Edgecombe rose to the challenge on Thursday. They never let the St. Pauls Bulldogs get on the board and left with a 1-0 win. Winning may never get old, but the Cougars sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Not much got past Jaelyn McLean, who gave up just a hit and racked up 13 Ks to keep St. Pauls off the board. McLean has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, SouthWest Edgecombe's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Derrick Davis, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
SouthWest Edgecombe pushed their record up to 16-7 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of one runs across that stretch. As for St. Pauls, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-14 record this season.
As of now, neither SouthWest Edgecombe nor St. Pauls have any future games scheduled.
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