It was a good run, but East Carteret unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They suffered a tough 11-2 loss at the hands of the Northside - Pinetown Panthers. East Carteret was red-hot at the plate headed into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matches prior) but Northside - Pinetown's pitchers proved too tough.
Jonathan Piner made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with an RBI.
On Northside - Pinetown's side, Brandon Arthur made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Arthur has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Arthur was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Jamie Corprew was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Holden Boykin was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
East Carteret's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-6. As for Northside - Pinetown, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: East Carteret beat Northside - Pinetown by a score of 8-4.
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