Eastern Guilford has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Rockingham County Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Eastern Guilford's win against Southern Guilford wasn't quite the blowout they won the last time the pair played, they still came away the winners. Eastern Guilford came out on top in a nail-biter against Southern Guilford on Wednesday and snuck past 8-6.
Kamryn Permar was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Permar has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Permar was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Jasmine Mack was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Moore, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Rockingham County had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Bison as they made off with a 15-0 victory. Rockingham County might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 11 matchups by seven runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Bailey Macey, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Presley Rothe, who went 1-for-1 with two RBI and a double.
Eastern Guilford pushed their record up to 17-6 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Rockingham County, their victory bumped their record up to 16-5.
Eastern Guilford came up short against Rockingham County when the teams last played back in April, falling 3-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rockingham County's Ava Grace Pruitt, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Now that Eastern Guilford knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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