Beddingfield fell victim to North Johnston and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They suffered a rough 26-0 defeat at the hands of the North Johnston Panthers. The match marked that first time this year in which Beddingfield was not able to get on the board.
Beddingfield saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Asun Pender, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base. Pender is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
On North Johnston's side, Tyler Coates was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Coates was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, North Johnston got a massive performance out of Caleb West, who scored three runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Seth Scott was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and a double.
Beddingfield dropped their record down to 4-5 with that loss, which was their third straight at home. As for North Johnston, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Beddingfield has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Eastern Wayne at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Beddingfield is facing Eastern Wayne at the right time seeing as Eastern Wayne is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for North Johnston, they will head out on the road to square off against Goldsboro at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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