West Brunswick fell victim to Topsail and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. Their rough 10-0 loss to the Topsail Pirates might stick with them for a while. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for West Brunswick in their matchups with Topsail: they've now lost nine in a row.
For Topsail's part, Kennedy Sloan made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Sloan has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Sloan was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Rylee Reuter was incredible, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-3. Emmy Clark was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base.
West Brunswick now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Topsail, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
West Brunswick will be playing at home against Hoggard at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hoggard's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so West Brunswick's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Topsail, they will head out on the road to square off against New Hanover at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Topsail is facing New Hanover at the right time seeing as New Hanover is stuck on an 11-game losing streak.
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