North Moore had lost four straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped down to 4-9 to make it five. They took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Western Harnett Eagles. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-4 on Wednesday.
North Moore saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Harleigh Carlyle, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. Rain Stalker also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.
As for Western Harnett, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 7 runs in those games.
On Western Harnett's side, Alex Johnson was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Faith Woodard, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
North Moore will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Eastern Randolph at 6:00 p.m. on the 14th. As for Western Harnett, they will welcome Union Pines at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Eagles will need to watch out since the Vikings have now posted at least ten runs in their last five contests.
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