The Croatan Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Greene Central Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Croatan comes in on 12 and Greene Central on 20.
Croatan stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past White Oak 12-0.
Ethan Demercurio was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Griffin, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Greene Central sidestepped Farmville Central for a 5-3 victory.
Braden Burress was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Burress has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Burress was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Riley Radford, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Croatan's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-3. As for Greene Central, their record is now 20-0.
Wednesday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Croatan hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .313. However, it's not like Greene Central struggles in that department as they've averaged .354. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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