The Page Pirates will be playing at home against the Southeast Guilford Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Page will be strutting in after a win while Southeast Guilford will be coming in after a defeat.
Page took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Grimsley by a score of 11-7. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Page considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Emily Gilchrist made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up seven earned runs off nine hits (and only one walk). Gilchrist was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Aniya Davis and Keira Mayo did most of the damage at the plate: Davis went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple, while Mayo went 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Keller Aucoin was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 16 runs the game before, Southeast Guilford was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 9-2 walloping at the hands of Northwest Guilford. Southeast Guilford has struggled against Northwest Guilford recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Southeast Guilford saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kamden Alston, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Page's victory bumped their record up to 5-10. As for Southeast Guilford, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Page might still be hurting after the 9-2 loss they got from Southeast Guilford when the teams last played on April 2nd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Southeast Guilford's Julia Whiteside, who struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Now that Page 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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