In what's become a running theme this season, Harnett Central gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Westover Wolverines a 12-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Harnett Central.
Rylan Wester made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Wester has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. Wester was even better at the plate, going 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, a triple, and two RBI.
In other pitching news, Ryan Stephenson looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Brantley Champion was a standout: he scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Cooper Nash, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Westover's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chandler Garner, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
Harnett Central is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. As for Westover, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-14.
Harnett Central didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 2-1 win vs. Triton on the 30th. Westover has also already played their next game, a 13-2 victory against Douglas Byrd on the 3rd.
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