Pamlico County is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Northside - Pinetown is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Pamlico County Hurricanes will take on the Northside - Pinetown Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Pamlico County made easy work of Lejeune and carried off a 15-1 win.
Ayden Broughton was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned run off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Broughton has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Broughton was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Pamlico County got a massive performance out of Lucas Browne, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Ross McLamb was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, while Northside - Pinetown put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Southside. Northside - Pinetown was the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over Southside.
The team relied heavily on Griffin Johnson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamie Corprew, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Pamlico County is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season. As for Northside - Pinetown, their victory bumped their record up to 12-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Pamlico County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Northside - Pinetown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Pamlico County was able to grind out a solid win over Northside - Pinetown in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 6-1. Will Pamlico County repeat their success, or does Northside - Pinetown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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