Washington entered their tilt with SouthWest Edgecombe with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for Washington, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Tanner Moore spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, Washington's victory was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Baldree, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Lane Brown was another key contributor, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Washington's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-13. As for SouthWest Edgecombe, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-7.
Washington will have a chance to go back-to-back against SouthWest Edgecombe: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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