The New Hanover Wildcats will be taking part in a tournament against the Pinecrest Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (New Hanover 3.5, Pinecrest 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
New Hanover is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering South Brunswick just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 2-1.
Meanwhile, Pinecrest won against Hoke County on Wednesday with ten runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Patriots blew past the Bucks 10-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Bohdi Robertson made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, David Wiley and Eythan Reynolds did most of the damage at the plate: Wiley scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Reynolds scored a run while going 2-for-4. Those two stolen bases gave Wiley a new career-high. Landon Bunker also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Pinecrest's victory bumped their record up to 12-6. As for New Hanover, their loss dropped their record down to 11-5.
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