The Northern Nash Knights will head out to face off against the Chatham Central Bears at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Northern Nash will be strutting in after a win while Chatham Central will be coming in after a loss.
Northern Nash took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Roanoke Rapids as they made off with a 25-3 victory. The Knights' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Tristan Murray was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Murray was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has become a key player for Northern Nash: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 2-6 otherwise.
Landyn Worrell
| 04/03/25 vs Roanoke Rapids | 3 |
| 03/28/25 @ Franklinton | 1 |
| 03/21/25 vs Eastern Christian HomeSchool | 1 |
| 03/18/25 vs Southern Nash | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Landyn Worrell, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, six RBI, and three runs. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ben Edgerton, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Chatham Central lost 11-1 to Orange on Friday.
Chatham Central saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brett Phillips, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Northern Nash has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Chatham Central, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-11.
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