The Martin County Gators will take on the North Lenoir Hawks on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Martin County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Everything went their way against South Lenoir as they made off with a 7-1 win. The Gators might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 19 games by six runs or more this season.
Camden County typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday North Lenoir proved too difficult a challenge. They had just enough and edged out the Bruins 5-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Hawks have posted since April 30, 2024.
Maddie Rouse made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Rouse was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Rouse wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Alyssa Hatcher, who went 1-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
North Lenoir pushed their record up to 17-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Martin County, their win bumped their record up to 22-4.
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