Baseball Preview: Northside - Pinetown Panthers vs. East Carteret Mariners
Northside - Pinetown is 8-2 against East Carteret since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Northside - Pinetown Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the East Carteret Mariners at 6:00 p.m. Northside - Pinetown is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Northside - Pinetown can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on East Carteret with a sharp 11-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Northside - Pinetown.
Brandon Arthur was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Arthur has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Arthur was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jamie Corprew, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Holden Boykin was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Northside - Pinetown has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for East Carteret, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Northside - Pinetown has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like East Carteret struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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