Southeast Guilford is 1-7 against Southwest Guilford since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Southeast Guilford Falcons will look to defend their home field against the Southwest Guilford Cowboys at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Southeast Guilford comes in on three and Southwest Guilford on four.
Southeast Guilford put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They put the hurt on Ragsdale with a sharp 14-1 win.
Julia Whiteside made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Whiteside has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Whiteside was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Southeast Guilford got a massive performance out of Jessica Wilson, who went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Kayla Shoffner was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Southwest Guilford had just enough and edged Northern Guilford out 9-8 on Friday.
Makayla Stefanik and Amelia Stewart did most of the damage at the plate: Stefanik got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and a stolen base, while Stewart scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Aniya Harris, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
Southeast Guilford is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season. As for Southwest Guilford, they pushed their record up to 13-3 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Tuesday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Southeast Guilford hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .321. However, it's not like Southwest Guilford struggles in that department as they've averaged .393. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Southeast Guilford came up short against Southwest Guilford when the teams last played back in March, falling 8-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Southwest Guilford's Miracle Kendrick, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Now that Southeast Guilford 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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