Baseball Game Preview: Ocracoke Dolphins vs. West Carteret Patriots

The Ocracoke Dolphins are taking a road trip to square off against the West Carteret Patriots at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday. Ocracoke has given up an average of 11.8 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Ocracoke is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs last Saturday, they were much more limited against East Carteret on Tuesday. They came up short against the Mariners, falling 16-0.

Meanwhile, West Carteret fell victim to Martin County and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Gators by a score of 2-0.

Ocracoke dropped their record down to 3-9 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road. As for West Carteret, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.