For the second straight game, Vance County will face off against Carrboro. Vance County will take on Carrboro at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Vance County comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Vance County lost 18-1 to Carrboro on Wednesday.
For Carrboro's part, Joe Smith made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Carrboro is 3-1 when Smith allowsone or fewer earned runs, but 0-5 otherwise. Smith was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4. He also hit a triple, marking his first of the season.
In other batting news, Carrboro got a massive performance out of Owen Rounsley, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave Rounsley a new career-high. Evan Stowe was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Carrboro always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .615. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Carrboro's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-6. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing nine hits in those games compared to only 3.83 in the others. As for Vance County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
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