It was a good run, but Croatan unfortunately witnessed the end of their 12-game winning streak on Wednesday. They lost 10-0 to the Greene Central Rams. The matchup marked the first time this year in which Croatan was not able to get on the board.
For Greene Central's part, they got a great performance from Austin Hardy as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Hardy has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Greene Central let Braden Burress and Noah Uzzell loose on the outfield. Burress scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Uzzell scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Elijah Monroe was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Croatan's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-4. As for Greene Central, their victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-0.
Croatan is on the road again on Friday to play Swansboro at 7:00 p.m. Croatan is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season. Greene Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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