Baseball Preview: Goldsboro Cougars vs. Spring Creek Gators
Goldsboro is 8-2 against Spring Creek since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Goldsboro Cougars will be playing at home against the Spring Creek Gators at 4:30 p.m. Neither Goldsboro nor Spring Creek posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Goldsboro will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating North Johnston, who they hadn't topped in seven consecutive meetings. Goldsboro never let North Johnston onto the board and left with a 2-0 win on Thursday.
Not much got past Dalton Wilkins, who gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks to keep North Johnston off the board.
On the hitting side, Goldsboro's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Joseph Hayes, who went 3-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Spring Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They lost 16-0 to Princeton.
Goldsboro's win bumped their record up to 7-10. As for Spring Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 1-12.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Goldsboro has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Spring Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Goldsboro took their victory against Spring Creek in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 14-1. Does Goldsboro have another victory up their sleeve, or will Spring Creek turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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