D.H. Conley is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Jacksonville is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The D.H. Conley Vikings will take on the Jacksonville Cardinals at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. D.H. Conley is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
D.H. Conley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: J.H. Rose, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (D.H. Conley was ranked 16th). D.H. Conley walked away with a 4-1 victory over J.H. Rose on Thursday.
Nolan Winfield made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Winfield has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Winfield was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Winfield wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Riley Williams, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Williams has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 17 runs the game before, Jacksonville was a bit more limited in their match on Thursday. They fell 5-2 to Havelock.
D.H. Conley's win bumped their record up to 15-2. As for Jacksonville, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-12.
Everything went D.H. Conley's way against Jacksonville in their previous meeting back in March as D.H. Conley made off with an 11-0 victory. Will D.H. Conley repeat their success, or does Jacksonville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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