Baseball Preview: Douglas Byrd Eagles vs. Lumberton Pirates
Douglas Byrd is 0-5 against Lumberton since March of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Douglas Byrd Eagles have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Lumberton Pirates at 6:00 p.m.
Douglas Byrd's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Cape Fear on Tuesday. They fell victim to a tough 20-0 loss at the hands of the Colts.
Meanwhile, Lumberton earned a 7-3 victory over Gray's Creek on Tuesday.
Lumberton saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brennon Griffin, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Douglas Byrd's defeat dropped their record down to 0-17. As for Lumberton, they pushed their record up to 10-6 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Douglas Byrd suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Lumberton when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lumberton's Caiden Hall, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Now that Douglas Byrd knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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