D.H. Conley is 9-1 against New Bern since May of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Vikings will host the Bears at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (D.H. Conley has 17 straight victories, New Bern has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
D.H. Conley's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Northside - Jacksonville 10-0. Considering the Vikings have won 11 games by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Hunter Layton
| 04/22/25 @ Northside - Jacksonville | 2 |
| 04/18/25 @ Northern Nash | 1 |
| 04/08/25 @ Jacksonville | 1 |
| 04/03/25 vs South Central | 1 |
| 03/29/25 vs Heritage | 0 |
| + 2 more games |
Hunter Layton was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one run. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolan Winfield, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: D.H. Conley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in eight consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, New Bern came up short against Ayden - Grifton on Tuesday and fell 8-4.
D.H. Conley pushed their record up to 19-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.9 runs over those games. As for New Bern, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-9.
D.H. Conley came out on top in a nail-biter against New Bern in their previous matchup on April 2nd, sneaking past 3-2. Do the Vikings have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bears turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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