The Eastern Wayne Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the North Johnston Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Eastern Wayne can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They never let Beddingfield onto the board and left with a 9-0 win.
Mallory Reed made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Reed has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Reed was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Hannah Lee was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, three stolen bases, and four RBI.
Meanwhile, North Johnston had just enough and edged Spring Creek out 2-1 back in March. The victory was just what North Johnston needed coming off of a 13-1 defeat in their prior matchup.
Eastern Wayne's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for North Johnston, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
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