Currituck County is 8-2 against Northeastern since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Currituck County Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Northeastern Eagles at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Currituck County has four straight wins, Northeastern has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Currituck County gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Pasquotank County a 19-0 shutout.
Braden Williams and Caleb Dennis made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Williams pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Dennis kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. At bat, Williams scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Dennis went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Currituck County let Kaden Smith and Riley Anderson loose on the outfield. Smith went 3-for-5 with three runs and four RBI, while Anderson went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Dominic Espinoza, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Northeastern came up short against Manteo on Friday and fell 6-2.
Currituck County's win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-4. As for Northeastern, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.
Currituck County took their victory against Northeastern when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 15-0. Will Currituck County repeat their success, or does Northeastern have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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