The Triton Hawks will look to defend their home field on Monday against the North Johnston Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Triton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 13 runs per game this season.
Triton put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Terry Sanford a 19-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Triton.
Lexie Davis and Bailey Johnson did most of the damage at the plate: Davis scored two runs while going 2-for-2, while Johnson scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Mackenzie Lucas was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 17 runs the game before, North Johnston were a bit more limited in their match on Thursday. Their tough 9-2 defeat to Nash Central might stick with them for a while. North Johnston has not had much luck with Nash Central recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Triton's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for North Johnston, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Everything went Triton's way against North Johnston when the teams last played back in March of 2023 as Triton made off with a 15-5 victory. Will Triton repeat their success, or does North Johnston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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