East Wake hasn't had much luck against West Johnston recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The East Wake Warriors will be playing at home against the West Johnston Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (East Wake 2.9, West Johnston 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
East Wake fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against C.B. Aycock on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Golden Falcons by a score of 5-4.
Madison Smith made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run and two RBI. Alissa Flood was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one home run and two runs.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for West Johnston, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Southern Wayne a 15-0 shutout on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Saints: they've now won seven in a row.
The victory was their first at home , bumping their record up to 2-5. As for East Wake, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 4-3.
East Wake might still be hurting after the 10-1 defeat they got from West Johnston when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can East Wake avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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