Baseball Game Preview: Hunt Warriors vs. C.B. Aycock Golden Falcons

By Team Reports Mar 10, 2025, 11:03pm

Baseball Preview: Hunt Warriors vs. C.B. Aycock Golden Falcons

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The Hunt Warriors will challenge the C.B. Aycock Golden Falcons at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hunt is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.

Hunt had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 19-run drubbing they dealt Beddingfield on Monday. Hunt's pitchers stepped up to hand Beddingfield a 19-0 shutout. The Warriors haven't had any issues with the Bruins recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.

Joe Glover and Will Doll made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Glover pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Doll struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. At the plate, Glover scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Doll went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. That run was Glover's first of the season.

Tyson Foster

Batters Struck Out (Career)

03/10/25 vs Beddingfield3
03/15/24 @ C.B. Aycock2
04/08/24 @ Southern Wayne1
03/26/24 vs Southern Wayne1
02/28/24 vs Greene Central1

In other pitching news, Tyson Foster looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three).

Back at the plate, Trevor Moore was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with four RBI and one run. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. Another player making a difference was Zach Meeks, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.

Hunt hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in four consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, C.B. Aycock can bid farewell to their six-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Thursday. Everything went their way against Rosewood as C.B. Aycock made off with a 9-1 win. The Golden Falcons' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Braxton Toler made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). What's more, he gave up only one walk, the fewest he's had since back in March of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.

In other pitching news, Beckett Cruse looked comfortable as he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit any time he's pitched this season.

Back at the plate, C.B. Aycock got a big performance out of Caden Cox, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Zay Cora, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-3.

C.B. Aycock's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Hunt, the win got them back to even at 3-3.

C.B. Aycock's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Hunt has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .443. It's a different story for C.B. Aycock, though, as they've only averaged .328. Will they be able to contain Hunt's hitters?

Hunt came out on top in a nail-biter against C.B. Aycock when the teams last played back in May of 2024, sneaking past 8-7. Does Hunt have another victory up their sleeve, or will C.B. Aycock turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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