The North Augusta Yellow Jackets will face off against the Strom Thurmond Rebels at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
North Augusta took a ten-run defeat the last time they faced off against Lexington, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Yellow Jackets won by a run and slipped past the Wildcats 4-3. The win was nothing new for the Yellow Jackets as they're now sitting on three straight.
Eleanor Brummond
| 04/28/25 vs Lexington | 7 |
| 04/25/25 @ South Aiken | 5 |
| 04/24/25 @ Midland Valley | 2 |
| 04/22/25 vs Midland Valley | 2 |
| 04/15/25 @ Strom Thurmond | 6 |
| + 7 more games |
Eleanor Brummond spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on 11 hits and racked up seven Ks. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.1 strikeouts per game.
At the plate, North Augusta saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emily Geddes, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, while Strom Thurmond put up some runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Ninety Six. The Rebels skirted past the Wildcats 1-0.
The result came thanks to Emmy Mckie's shutout, as she gave up just five hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks any time she's pitched this season.
Strom Thurmond is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for North Augusta, their win bumped their record up to 12-9.
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