Croatan has been on the road for three straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the New Hanover Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Croatan will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Croatan stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Topsail as Croatan made off with a 10-2 win.
Broderyk Miller was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Miller has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Miller was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Liam McFadden, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Easton Taylor, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, New Hanover had just enough and edged Havelock out 9-7 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for New Hanover.
Croatan is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for New Hanover, their victory bumped their record up to 7-5.
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