
Raiders
| 09/23/25 @ Rome | 19 | 
| 09/04/25 vs New Manchester | 19 | 
| 08/26/25 vs Rome | 18 | 
| 09/30/25 @ New Manchester | 15 | 
| 10/13/25 vs Newnan | 8 | 
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but East Paulding had no problem doing just that  on Monday. They put the hurt on the Newnan Cougars with a sharp  9-1 win. Considering the Raiders have won 11 contests by more than five  runs this season, Monday's  blowout was nothing new.
 Emma Hernandez made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound,   striking out six batters over  five innings while giving up just one earned run off   four  hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't  tossed less than five  strikeouts in 12 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate,  getting on base  in three of her four plate appearances with two  runs, one  stolen base,  and one  RBI.
 In other batting news,  Chloe Grier and  Ansley Shiver did most of the damage at the plate:  Grier  got on base  in three of her four plate appearances with two  runs and one  stolen base, while  Shiver  went 2-for-3 with two  RBI, one  run,  and one  double. That's the most  RBI  Shiver has posted since back in September. Another player making a difference was  Emma Spain, who  went 1-for-3 with one  run, one  double,  and one  RBI.
 East Paulding  always had someone on base and  finished the game having  posted an OBP of .517. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Newnan only posted  an  OBP of  .235.
East Paulding is  on a roll lately: they've  won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-11 record  this season. Those  victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as  they  averaged 9.1 runs over those games. As for Newnan, they have  been struggling recently as they've  lost eight of their last ten games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 12-18 record  this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: East Paulding beat Newnan by a score of  18-5 later that day.
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