Eastern Wayne and Goldsboro are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2017, but likely not for long. The Eastern Wayne Warriors are on the road again on Thursday to play the Goldsboro Cougars at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Wayne is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Eastern Wayne will head into Tuesday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Monday (they won by 13) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past North Johnston 4-2.
Mallory Reed was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Reed has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Reed was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Goldsboro was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 12-5 to Spring Creek.
Eastern Wayne is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Goldsboro, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Eastern Wayne took their victory against Goldsboro in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 15-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastern Wayne since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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