Cox Mill had lost eight straight on the road, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 6-16 to make it nine. They came up short against the Lake Norman Wildcats, falling 8-1. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, with their most recent loss being a 6-5 defeat on April 9th.
As for Lake Norman, their victory bumped their record up to 16-9. They not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since March 18th (when they won 12-1).
For Lake Norman's part, they got a great performance from Austin Lockamy as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Noah Jacobsen, who went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Andres Acurero, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Cox Mill does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lake Norman, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 10-8 loss against Hickory Ridge on the 29th.
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