Baseball Preview: Southwest Onslow Stallions vs. Fike Demons
The Southwest Onslow Stallions will head out on the road to face off against the Fike Demons at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Southwest Onslow is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
Last Friday, Southwest Onslow narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past South Lenoir 2-1.
Southwest Onslow saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jonathon Pittman, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI. Pittman has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Fike had to settle for an 8-7 defeat against C.B. Aycock on Friday. Fike has not had much luck with C.B. Aycock recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Caleb Maddrey was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI. Connor Todd was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Fike kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
The victory got Southwest Onslow back to even at 7-7. As for Fike, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
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