Baseball Recap: Bunn Wildcats vs. North Lenoir Hawks
Bunn scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They were the clear victor by an 18-7 margin over the North Lenoir Hawks. With that win, Bunn brought their scoring average up to 6.9 runs per game.
Bunn got a massive performance out of Caleb Johnson, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5. Johnson has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Ethan Pearce, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
On North Lenoir's side, Ethan Smith was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Garrett Byrd, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Even though they lost, North Lenoir kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. This was only their first loss (out of six games) when they post 11 or more hits.
Bunn has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for North Lenoir, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-3.
Bunn will be playing at home against Southern Nash at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bunn will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for North Lenoir, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Farmville Central at 6:00 p.m. Farmville Central will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something North Lenoir surely won't give up without a fight.
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