North Pitt has not done well against SouthWest Edgecombe recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The North Pitt Panthers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars. For North Pitt, this counts as revenge for the 14-2 defeat SouthWest Edgecombe walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2023.
Gracey Lilley was excellent, going 1-for-2 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Kayden Howell, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
On SouthWest Edgecombe's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was MacKenzie Moore, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, SouthWest Edgecombe didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Pitt only tossed five.
North Pitt is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. As for SouthWest Edgecombe, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
North Pitt will have a chance to go back-to-back against SouthWest Edgecombe: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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