Eastern Wayne fell victim to North Johnston and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to the North Johnston Panthers. The defeat continues a trend for Eastern Wayne in their matchups with North Johnston: they've now lost four in a row.
Eastern Wayne saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Watson, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
On North Johnston's side, Gavin Syverson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Syverson was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other pitching news, Daniel Turner looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, Seth Scott was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. Another player making a difference was Cory Barnes, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Eastern Wayne's loss dropped their record down to 3-16. As for North Johnston, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Eastern Wayne will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Goldsboro at 6:30 p.m. Goldsboro is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. As for North Johnston, they will head out on the road to square off against Princeton at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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