Baseball Preview: Rosewood Eagles vs. North Duplin Rebels
The Rosewood Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the North Duplin Rebels at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Rosewood is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Neuse Charter a 21-0 shutout on Thursday. The victory was nothing new for Rosewood as they're now sitting on five straight.
The team relied heavily on Joseph Lund, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Cam Rye, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, North Duplin waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Spartans as they made off with a 28-6 win. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory North Duplin has managed all season.
Holden Williams was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Williams was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Wesley Holmes was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with three runs and four RBI. Austin Duff was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Rosewood's win was their 22nd straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-5. As for North Duplin, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Both both teams just can't seem to miss. Rosewood has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.7 hits per game. However, it's not like North Duplin struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.6. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Rosewood came out on top in a nail-biter against North Duplin in their previous meeting last Wednesday, sneaking past 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rosewood since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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