Providence is 10-0 against East Mecklenburg since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Providence Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the East Mecklenburg Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Providence is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
Providence is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Hough just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Huskies. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, Providence couldn't push the score so high this time.
Providence saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Wakem, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, East Mecklenburg can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Garinger as East Mecklenburg made off with a 20-4 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what East Mecklenburg needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Providence's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-9. As for East Mecklenburg, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-10.
Providence was able to grind out a solid victory over East Mecklenburg in their previous meeting back in March, winning 5-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was East Mecklenburg's Geneva Gervais, who struck out 14 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Providence still be able to contain Gervais? There's only one way to find out.
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