After flying high against New Manchester on Tuesday, East Paulding came back down to earth. The East Paulding Raiders fell just short of the South Paulding Spartans by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The Raiders' defeat signaled the end of their 11-game winning streak.
JJ Sweat spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up 15 Ks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
Even though they lost, East Paulding didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
East Paulding's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-4. As for South Paulding, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-7.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East Paulding and North Cobb are set to duel on Saturday. As for South Paulding, they will head out on the road to square off against New Manchester at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Paulding's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so New Manchester's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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