Pender stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Everything went their way against the Lejeune Devil Pups as the Pender Patriots made off with an 11-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Pender.
Kaylee Woodcock made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Woodcock was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Kenyatta Jacobs was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Linde Cline, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Lejeune's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isabella Remi Thompson, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Pender's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Lejeune, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pender will face off against East Columbus at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. East Columbus is coming into the match with four straight defeats at home, meaning Pender will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Lejeune, they will head out on the road to take on Pamlico County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pamlico County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
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