Baseball Recap: Page Pirates vs. Northern Guilford Nighthawks
It was a good run, but Page unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 5-2 to the Northern Guilford Nighthawks. Page was red-hot at the plate headed into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the three contests prior) but Northern Guilford's pitchers proved too tough.
Page saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Main, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
On Northern Guilford's side, Yancey Burleson looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Burleson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on RJ Smith, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Page's defeat dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Northern Guilford, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-10.
Page will stay at home for another game and welcome Thomasville at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Page is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season. As for Northern Guilford, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Page at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Page is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
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