The New Hanover Wildcats will be playing at home against the St. Pauls Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: New Hanover has struggled recently with 12 defeats in a row, while St. Pauls will arrive with five straight victories.
New Hanover's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Topsail on Tuesday. Their tough 17-0 loss to the Pirates might stick with them for a while.
Meanwhile, St. Pauls put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past West Bladen 13-3.
Yomaris Vasquez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched. Vasquez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Vasquez was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, St. Pauls let Angel Purcell and Ke'Mya Baldwin loose on the outfield. Purcell went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base, while Baldwin scored four runs while going 2-for-3. Purcell is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nevaeh Porter, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
New Hanover's defeat dropped their record down to 0-12. As for St. Pauls, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
New Hanover suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to St. Pauls in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Vasquez, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that New Hanover knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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