The North Stanly Comets will face off against the Patton Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with North Stanly sitting on six straight victories and Patton on four.
North Stanly is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Union Academy a 7-0 shutout. The Comets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 18 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Trinity typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Patton proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bulldogs, sneaking past 7-5.
The team relied heavily on River McCrary, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Gavin Johnson, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Patton kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 11 hits in four consecutive contests.
Patton's win bumped their record up to 17-10. As for North Stanly, their victory bumped their record up to 24-4.
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