The East Carteret Mariners will face off against the North Lenoir Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. East Carteret is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
On Friday, everything went East Carteret's way against North Pitt as East Carteret made off with an 11-1 victory. The Mariners might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by six runs or more this season.
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Tanner Wade made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Jonathan Piner was incredible, scoring a run while going 2-for-2. What's more, he posted two doubles, the most he's had since back in February of 2024. Another player making a difference was Chase Roberson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, North Lenoir suffered their closest loss since April 26, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of Greene Central by a score of 7-5. The loss was the Hawks' first of the season.
Like East Carteret, North Lenoir also got a great game from a two-way player: Garrett Byrd. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Byrd was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Byrd wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Wriston Honeycutt, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
East Carteret pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for North Lenoir, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
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