East Paulding Has No Trouble Against New Manchester
After only two runs in their last game, East Paulding made sure to put some runs up on the board against New Manchester on Thursday. The East Paulding Raiders put the hurt on the New Manchester Jaguars with a sharp 16-2 win. Considering the Raiders have won eight contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday’s blowout was nothing new.
Andraya Hope spent all seven innings on the mound, and it’s clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on two hits.
At the plate, East Paulding got a massive performance out of Brie Cazares, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run and three runs. Ansley Shiver was another key player, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Paulding kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That’s a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they’ve averaged 10.5.
East Paulding is on a roll lately: they’ve won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for New Manchester, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East Paulding will take on Harris County at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for New Manchester, they will venture away from home to square off against Sandy Creek at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. New Manchester is facing Sandy Creek at the right time seeing as Sandy Creek is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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