Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Johnston). Everything went their way against the Southern Wayne Saints on Friday as South Johnston made off with a 25-0 victory. The Trojans haven't had any issues with the Saints recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
Ava Strickland made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in April of 2024. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
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In other batting news, Lannah Price was incredible, scoring five runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in triples (two). Another player making a difference was Allison Barbour, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, four RBI, and one double.
South Johnston kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in seven consecutive contests.
South Johnston's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Southern Wayne, they are on an 11-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-10.
Coming up, South Johnston will face off against Triton at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Triton will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something South Johnston surely won't give up without a fight. As for Southern Wayne, they are taking a road trip to challenge Smithfield-Selma at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Southern Wayne is facing Smithfield-Selma at the right time seeing as Smithfield-Selma is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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