Baseball Recap: J.H. Rose Rampants vs. D.H. Conley Vikings
On Thursday, J.H. Rose faced D.H. Conley in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The J.H. Rose Rampants took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the D.H. Conley Vikings. J.H. Rose's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
J.H. Rose got a good showing from Davis Hathaway, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Hathaway has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, J.H. Rose saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Wallen, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Wallen has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On D.H. Conley's side, Nolan Winfield made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Winfield was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
J.H. Rose's defeat dropped their record down to 18-2. As for D.H. Conley, their win was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-2.
J.H. Rose will square off against New Bern at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for D.H. Conley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Apex at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (D.H. Conley: 3.1, Apex: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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