North East Carolina Prep will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Bertie Falcons at 6:30 p.m. North East Carolina Prep will be strutting in after a victory while Bertie will be coming in after a loss.
North East Carolina Prep will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Wednesday, then bounced right back against Tarboro on Friday. North East Carolina Prep blew past Tarboro 18-2.
Savannah Babb was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Babb was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Katelyn Knox and Natalie Bunting did most of the damage at the plate: Knox scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Bunting scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Bertie was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. Their tough 19-0 loss to J.H. Rose might stick with them for a while.
North East Carolina Prep's win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-11. As for Bertie, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-13.
North East Carolina Prep might still be hurting after the 34-19 loss they got from Bertie when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for North East Carolina Prep, Courtney Hoggard (who scored six runs and stole four bases while going 5-for-5) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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