Princeton had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. They walked away with an 8-3 win over the North Johnston Panthers. That's more bragging rights for Princeton, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Landon Murphy and Sam Lopez made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Murphy struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Lopez tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Murphy has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Murphy scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Lopez went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Branson Flynn was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Hester, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On North Johnston's side, Cory Barnes was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Princeton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for North Johnston, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-7.
Princeton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North Johnston, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Goldsboro at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Goldsboro is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
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