East Wake had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the C.B. Aycock Golden Falcons out 2-1. This was payback for East Wake, who suffered a 10-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Madison Keith spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, East Wake's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Taylor Smith, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
East Wake pushed their record up to 8-3 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for C.B. Aycock, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-7.
East Wake will take on West Johnston at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Johnston is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season. As for C.B. Aycock, they will head out on the road to square off against South Johnston at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Johnston knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past eight matches -- so hopefully C.B. Aycock likes a good challenge.
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