Triton had to endure a seven-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They had just enough and edged out the South Johnston Trojans 3-2 on Tuesday. For the Hawks, this counts as revenge for the 5-0 win the Trojans walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2022.
Kason Brown made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Triton is 4-1 when Brown allows one or fewer earned runs, but 6-9 otherwise. Brown was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
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Brown wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Austin Wise, who went 3-for-4 with one RBI. Those three hits gave Wise a new career-high.
The victory got Triton back to even at 10-10. As for South Johnston, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-8.
South Johnston wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 6-1 win against Western Harnett on the 22nd. Hopefully Triton paid attention to the Trojans' contest: the next time they hit the field , they'll take on the Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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