Topsail is 10-0 against New Hanover since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Topsail Pirates will head out on the road to take on the New Hanover Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. Topsail is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
Topsail can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. Everything went their way against West Brunswick as Topsail made off with a 10-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Topsail.
Kennedy Sloan made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Sloan has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Sloan was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Rylee Reuter was incredible, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-3. Emmy Clark was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, sadly, New Hanover is still looking for their first win of the season after 11 matchups. They fell victim to a tough 15-0 defeat at the hands of South Brunswick on Friday.
Topsail is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for New Hanover, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.
Topsail took their victory against New Hanover in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 21-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Topsail since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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