Baseball Preview: Bunn Wildcats vs. SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars
Bunn has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Monday, while Bunn put up some runs, the same can't be said for Louisburg. Bunn was the clear victor by a 9-0 margin over Louisburg.
Bunn let Owen Mitchell and Keagan Price loose on the outfield. Mitchell went 1-for-3 with four RBI and a double, while Price scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Ethan Pearce, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, SouthWest Edgecombe put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They put the hurt on North Pitt with a sharp 11-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for SouthWest Edgecombe.
Logan Webb was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Trent Nichols, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Bunn pushed their record up to 8-4 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs per game. As for SouthWest Edgecombe, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.
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