East Bladen waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Whiteville Wolfpack with a sharp 11-1 victory. 11 seems to be a good number for East Bladen as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Taylor Dowless was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Martha Ryan Simmons, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
On Whiteville's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Margaret Cartrette, who went 1-for-2 with a home run.
Even though they lost, Whiteville hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Bladen struck out five times.
East Bladen is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season. As for Whiteville, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-11.
East Bladen will face off against East Duplin at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in East Bladen's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four games. As for Whiteville, they will be playing in front of their home fans against South Columbus at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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