Baseball Recap: Parker Twichell can't quite lead West Craven over SouthWest Edgecombe

By Team Reports May 4, 2024, 4:01pm

Baseball Recap: West Craven Eagles vs. SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars

After flying high against North Pitt last Thursday, West Craven came back down to earth. The West Craven Eagles took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to West Craven of the 10-3 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2023.

West Craven saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Parker Twichell, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.

On SouthWest Edgecombe's side, Tyler Mears was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Trent Nichols, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.

West Craven's defeat dropped their record down to 9-9. As for SouthWest Edgecombe, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat West Craven by a score of 10-0.

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