Preview: Harnett Central Trojans vs. Pine Forest Trojans
Harnett Central and Pine Forest are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Harnett Central Trojans will be playing at home against the Pine Forest Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
After a string of six wins, Harnett Central's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Willow Spring.
Aiden Taylor made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Helder Bejarano was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Pine Forest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell victim to a rough 19-2 defeat at the hands of Gray's Creek.
Pine Forest saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Damien Allen, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Harnett Central's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-3. As for Pine Forest, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
Everything went Harnett Central's way against Pine Forest when the teams last played on Tuesday as Harnett Central made off with a 15-9 victory. Will Harnett Central repeat their success, or does Pine Forest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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