Northern Guilford posted their closest win since March 7th on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Dudley Panthers by a score of 5-4 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Yancey Burleson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up 11 Ks.
On the hitting side, Northern Guilford's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Hinnant, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI. Nathanael Lorczak also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Northern Guilford has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Dudley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-8.
Northern Guilford didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 13-2 victory against Western Alamance on the 16th. As for Dudley, they have also already played their next game, a 24-4 defeat against Northwest Guilford on the 16th.
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