Baseball Preview: Morehead Panthers vs. North Forsyth Vikings
Morehead is 3-0 against North Forsyth since April of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Morehead Panthers will be playing at home against the North Forsyth Vikings at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Morehead is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Dudley just ended the team's 19-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 4-3.
Brittyn Barnes made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, sadly, North Forsyth is still looking for their first win of the season after 13 matches. They suffered a tough 19-3 loss at the hands of High Point Central on Wednesday.
North Forsyth saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rene Arredondo, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI.
Having lost for the first time this season, Morehead fell to 19-1. As for North Forsyth, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-13.
North Forsyth's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Morehead has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for North Forsyth, though, as they've been averaging only 3.5. Will Morehead keep running through batters, or will North Forsyth buck the trend?
Morehead took their victory against North Forsyth when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 15-0. Does Morehead have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Forsyth turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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