Lumberton waltzed into their matchup on Monday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They never let the St. Pauls Bulldogs onto the board and left with a 13-0 victory. Lumberton might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won nine games by ten runs or more this season.
Halona Sampson made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Sampson has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Sampson was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a home run.
In other batting news, Alona Hanna was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Stone, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Lumberton pushed their record up to 12-2 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for St. Pauls, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lumberton will take on Jack Britt at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lumberton's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Jack Britt's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for St. Pauls, they will head out on the road to square off against Fairmont at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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