The Havelock Rams will venture away from home to challenge the Croatan Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Havelock played in-conference for the first time on Tuesday and they got just the result they were looking for. They walked away with a 6-2 victory over Jacksonville. The Rams haven't had any issues with the Cardinals recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
The team relied heavily on Cody Jones, who scored a run and stole Three bases. while going 2-for-4. Brady Munson also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Croatan faced off against Jacksonville two weeks ago. Croatan came out on top against Jacksonville by a score of 6-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
Croatan also got a great performance from Owen Woodruff as he tossed 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. What's more, Woodruff posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April of 2024.
On the hitting side, Easton Taylor was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-3. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March of 2024.
The victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 2-5. As for Croatan, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Havelock came up short against Croatan in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, falling 8-3. Can Havelock avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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