Baseball Recap: Swansboro Pirates vs. Richlands Wildcats
Swansboro can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They blew past the Richlands Wildcats 14-4. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Swansboro also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Patrick Hollifield made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Hollifield has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Hollifield was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Landen Jenkins, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Nick Quinones, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
On Richlands' side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marlon Machado Dorta, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Swansboro has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Richlands, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-14.
Swansboro will head out on the road to challenge Croatan at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Croatan will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Swansboro surely won't give up without a fight. As for Richlands, they will head out on the road to face off against West Carteret at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Richlands is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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