Baseball Recap: North Johnston Puts Losing Streak Behind Them

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

03/27/25 @ Eastern Wayne	34
04/08/25 vs Beddingfield	27
03/25/25 @ Goldsboro	23
04/28/25 vs Wilson Prep	14
04/08/25 vs Beddingfield	13

After only one run in their last contest, North Johnston made sure to put some runs up on the board against Wilson Prep on Monday. The Panthers' pitchers stepped up to hand the Tigers a 14-0 shutout. Considering the Panthers have won ten matches by more than nine runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

North Johnston let Cameron Cuddington and Charlie Barnes run wild. Cuddington went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and three runs, while Barnes went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. Those three stolen bases gave Cuddington a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Hall, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs.

North Johnston always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .618. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wilson Prep only posted an OBP of .211.

The victory snapped North Johnston's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 15-7 record. As for Wilson Prep, they dropped their record down to 8-5 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.

North Johnston has already played their next game, a 15-0 win against Eastern Wayne on the 29th. As for Wilson Prep, they will welcome Warren County at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.