Baseball Preview: East Carteret Mariners vs. Northside - Pinetown Panthers
The East Carteret Mariners will be playing at home against the Northside - Pinetown Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (East Carteret: 3.7, Northside - Pinetown: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
East Carteret stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They never let Lejeune onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but East Carteret sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Lukas Styron and Tanner Goodwin were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Styron pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Goodwin didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Styron scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Goodwin went 1-for-2 with a triple and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Eli Jenkins, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jonathan Piner, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Northside - Pinetown, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Tuesday. They came out on top against Pamlico County on Friday by a score of 4-3 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Northside - Pinetown's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Holden Boykin, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
East Carteret's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-5. As for Northside - Pinetown, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. East Carteret has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 11.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Northside - Pinetown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
East Carteret suffered a grim 18-5 defeat to Northside - Pinetown in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can East Carteret avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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