The Eastern Wayne Warriors will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Spring Creek Gators at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Wayne is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Last Thursday, Eastern Wayne beat Princeton 5-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Eastern Wayne.
Mallory Reed made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned run or hits while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Reed has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Reed was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Reed wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Natalia Pierce, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Spring Creek came up short against North Johnston on Thursday and fell 11-6. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Spring Creek in their matchups with North Johnston: they've now lost six in a row.
Eastern Wayne's win bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Spring Creek, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-6.
Eastern Wayne took their victory against Spring Creek in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 8-0. Does Eastern Wayne have another victory up their sleeve, or will Spring Creek turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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