Lumberton took a nine-run loss the last time they faced off against Resurrection Catholic, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Lumberton Panthers skirted past the Resurrection Catholic Eagles 5-4. This was a revenge game for the Panthers: when they faced off against the Eagles last Tuesday, they had to take a 13-4 defeat.
Brendan Watters spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits. Those hits marked the first that he allowed this season.
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At the plate, Lumberton let Kobe Adams and Urijah Spinner run wild. Adams scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while Spinner went 2-for-5 with one stolen base and two RBI. The dominant performance gave Adams a new career-high in runs. Tyler Morrison was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one double.
Lumberton is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-3-1 record this season. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.33 runs across that stretch. Resurrection Catholic's loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-3.
Coming up, Lumberton will square off against East Marion at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Resurrection Catholic, they will challenge Gautier at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Gautier has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.2 runs per game on average), something Resurrection Catholic will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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