Lee County is 1-9 against Union Pines since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Lee County Yellow Jackets will head out on the road to face off against the Union Pines Vikings at 6:00 p.m. Lee County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Union Pines' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Wednesday, Lee County sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over Southern Lee. The win was just what Lee County needed coming off of an 8-2 loss in their prior matchup.
Savanna Mullins was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Mullins has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Mullins was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Imani Chubbs was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Union Pines had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Cape Fear on Thursday. It was the first time this season that Union Pines let down their fans at home.
Union Pines saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Corryn McCutchen, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles.
Lee County is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season. As for Union Pines, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-4.
Union Pines' hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Lee County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.2 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Union Pines, though, as they've been averaging only 3.5. Will Lee County keep running through batters, or will Union Pines buck the trend?
Lee County came up short against Union Pines in their previous matchup back in March, falling 5-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Union Pines' Allie Bauer, who struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and only one walk). Now that Lee County 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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