Baseball Recap: White Oak Vikings vs. Croatan Cougars
White Oak was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat. They lost 12-0 to the Croatan Cougars. The result was an unpleasant reminder to White Oak of the 27-4 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April.
For Croatan's part, the team relied heavily on Ethan Demercurio, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI. Another player making a difference was Nathan Griffin, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
White Oak's defeat dropped their record down to 1-16. As for Croatan, the victory (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 16-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. White Oak will challenge Dixon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. White Oak is facing Dixon at the right time seeing as Dixon is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Croatan, they will head out on the road to take on Greene Central at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Greene Central is on a nine-game streak of home wins, Croatan a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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