Knightdale extended their losing streak to five on Thursday, dropping them down to 7-12. They lost 12-0 to the East Wake Warriors. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Warriors this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-0 on Tuesday.
As for East Wake, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-11. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games.
For East Wake's part, Madison Keith was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. Keith has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one double.
In other batting news, Katelyn Smith and Claire Willis did most of the damage at the plate: Smith got on base in three of her four plate appearances with four stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI, while Willis went 1-for-2 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those four RBI gave Willis a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Gabby Bedow, who went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases and two runs.
As of now, neither Knightdale nor East Wake have any future games scheduled.
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