The West Craven Eagles will challenge the Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
West Craven is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand East Duplin a 1-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for West Craven.
The result came thanks to Ronnetta Gurley's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks.
Meanwhile, Roanoke Rapids put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past Louisburg 7-0.
Madison Jones and Kalissa Williams were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Jones tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Williams kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Jones scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Williams scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Maecy Garriss was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Shakyla Odom was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
West Craven has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for Roanoke Rapids, their win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-3.
West Craven came out on top in a nail-biter against Roanoke Rapids in their previous meeting back in April of 2015, sneaking past 5-4. Does West Craven have another victory up their sleeve, or will Roanoke Rapids turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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