Croatan saw some tournament action on Wednesday. They fell 8-5 to the Martin County Gators. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Weston Thomas was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Griffin, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Croatan's defeat dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Martin County, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That somehow still isn't as good as their 18-4 record this season.
Croatan will face off against Swansboro at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The Pirates' pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so the Cougars' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Martin County, they have already played their next match, an 11-1 victory against Tarboro on the 28th.
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