Baseball Recap: Cleveland Rams vs. North Johnston Panthers
Cleveland's hitters rose to the challenge against a Panthers pitching crew that boasted an average of only 2.91 points allowed on Monday. Everything went the Cleveland Rams' way against the North Johnston Panthers as the Cleveland Rams made off with a 12-1 win. Considering Cleveland has won six matches by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Justin Flaherty tossed a big game, tossing 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jack Dalton, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Seth Pennica, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On North Johnston's side, Seth Scott made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run.
The victory (which was Cleveland's third in a row) raised their record to 10-4. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs per game. As for North Johnston, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-3.
Cleveland will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Midway at 7:30 p.m. Midway is coming into the matchup with three straight wins at home, so Cleveland will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for North Johnston, they will take on Harnett Central at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Johnston's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Harnett Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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