The Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets will challenge the West Craven Eagles on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Roanoke Rapids is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Louisburg onto the board and left with a 7-0 win. Roanoke Rapids might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 11 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Madison Jones and Kalissa Williams were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Jones pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Williams kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Jones scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Williams scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Maecy Garriss, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Shakyla Odom was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, West Craven had just enough and edged East Duplin out 1-0 on Tuesday. That's two games straight that West Craven has won by just one run.
Not much got past Ronnetta Gurley, who gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks to keep East Duplin off the board.
Roanoke Rapids' victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-3. As for West Craven, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-9 record this season.
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