Baseball Recap: Three Straight Home Victories for Princeton

Princeton had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 27-run drubbing they dealt Eastern Wayne on Thursday. The Bulldogs never let the Warriors get on the board and left with a 27-0 victory. Considering the Bulldogs have won five matches by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Macon Boone

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/03/25 vs Eastern Wayne	4
03/27/25 @ Beddingfield	3
03/13/25 vs Hobbton	2
03/25/25 vs Spring Creek	1
03/06/25 @ Hobbton	1

Macon Boone made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

In other batting news, Cade Gurley was a standout: he scored three runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Lucas Finch was another key player, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Princeton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .550. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eastern Wayne only posted a batting average of .000.

Princeton's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-4. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Eastern Wayne, they are on a 14-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-10.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Princeton will square off against Goldsboro at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Cougars will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something the Bulldogs surely won't give up without a fight. As for Eastern Wayne, they will challenge Neuse Charter at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Cougars have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.73 runs per game on average), something the Warriors will no doubt try to take advantage of.