The East Chapel Hill Wildcats will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Nash Central Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, East Chapel Hill narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Enloe 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Nash Central). Their pitchers stepped up to hand Northwest Halifax an 18-0 shutout on Friday. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by six runs or more this season.
Tyler Bowen was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance gave him a new career-low in hits. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-2. He is becoming a predictor of Nash Central's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
In other pitching news, Dylan Moseley looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Tanner Moss was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Parks, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, two doubles, and one run.
The victory got East Chapel Hill back to even at 3-3. As for Nash Central, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
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