New Bern is 1-9 against D.H. Conley since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The New Bern Bears are on the road again to play the D.H. Conley Vikings at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, New Bern beat J.H. Rose 8-4.
Anna Champey and Molly McGuire made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Champey didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, McGuire tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (she also didn't allow any walks). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. At bat, Champey scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while McGuire scored a run and stole a base.
In other batting news, New Bern let Makenzie Richardson and Carrie Simmons loose on the outfield. Richardson went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI, while Simmons went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, a triple, and two RBI. Madison Game was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, D.H. Conley had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Cardinals a 10-0 shutout.
New Bern pushed their record up to 6-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs per game. As for D.H. Conley, their record now sits at 4-2.
New Bern couldn't quite finish off D.H. Conley in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 and fell 3-1. Can New Bern avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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