The St. Pauls Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the New Hanover Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Pauls has five straight wins, New Hanover has 12 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
St. Pauls stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past West Bladen 13-3.
Yomaris Vasquez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched. Vasquez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Vasquez was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, St. Pauls let Angel Purcell and Ke'Mya Baldwin loose on the outfield. Purcell went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base, while Baldwin scored four runs while going 2-for-3. Purcell has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nevaeh Porter, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for New Hanover's offense. They fell victim to a rough 17-0 defeat at the hands of Topsail on Tuesday.
St. Pauls' victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-4. As for New Hanover, their loss dropped their record down to 0-12.
Everything went St. Pauls' way against New Hanover when the teams last played back in March as St. Pauls made off with a 15-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Pauls 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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