Rosewood entered their tilt with North Duplin with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 victory over the North Duplin Rebels on Thursday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Rosewood also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Jose Vega was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Vega has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Vega was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, Anderson Clucas was excellent, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. Cam Medlin was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On North Duplin's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunt Pate, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Brady Byrd, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Rosewood pushed their record up to 17-5 with that win, which was their 24th straight at home dating back to last season. As for North Duplin, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8.
As of now, neither Rosewood nor North Duplin have any future games scheduled.
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