Baseball Recap: Croatan Cougars vs. Richlands Wildcats
In what's become a running theme this season, Croatan gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 14-4 margin over the Richlands Wildcats. The victory was nothing new for Croatan as they're now sitting on five straight.
Broderyk Miller and Liam McFadden made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Miller struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, McFadden tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Miller has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Miller scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while McFadden scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Nathan Michalowicz and Weston Thomas did most of the damage at the plate: Michalowicz scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Thomas scored three runs and stole five bases while going 1-for-3. Ethan Demercurio was another key contributor, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
On Richlands' side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Turner, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Croatan is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Richlands, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-12.
Croatan will head out on the road to take on Dixon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Croatan will be hoping to continue their five-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Richlands, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against East Duplin at 7:00 p.m. Richlands has given up an average of 8.1 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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