The Hunt Warriors will face off against the South Johnston Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Hunt 3.1, South Johnston 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Hunt took a eight-run defeat the last time they faced off against Croatan, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Warriors came out on top in a nail-biter against the Cougars on Tuesday, sneaking past 9-7.

Seth Evans
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Seth Evans made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-4. Those two home runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ryan Bass, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and one double. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Angel Saldona, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base.
Hunt was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Croatan only posted a batting average of .258.
Meanwhile, South Johnston waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Warriors with a sharp 15-4 win.
Hunt has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for South Johnston, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-6.
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