Baseball Preview: Reidsville Rams vs. Morehead Panthers
Reidsville has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Morehead Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Reidsville will head into Monday's match having proved themselves against Walkertown: Reidsville took a 11-run defeat the last time they faced off against Walkertown, but they managed to turn things around on Monday. Reidsville sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over Walkertown.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Morehead gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They beat North Forsyth by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 15-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Morehead.
Landon Roberts made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Roberts was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Morehead let Anderson Nance and Carson Moore loose on the outfield. Nance scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2, while Moore went 2-for-3 with five RBI, three runs, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Briar Woods, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Reidsville pushed their record up to 13-10 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Morehead, their record is now 21-1.
Reidsville might still be hurting after the 12-2 loss they got from Morehead in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Nance, who struck out 13 batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). Now that Reidsville 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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