The North Gaston Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Bessemer City Yellow Jackets at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. North Gaston is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
North Gaston is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Stuart W. Cramer on Tuesday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Storm. The Wildcats' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Parker Gordon was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she tossed seven innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one home run.
Gordon wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Skylar Smith, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Bessemer City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 14-4 to Highland Tech.
North Gaston's record now sits at 6-9. As for Bessemer City, their record is now 4-11.
Everything went North Gaston's way against Bessemer City in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, as North Gaston made off with an 11-0 victory. Do the Wildcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Yellow Jackets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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