Southwest Onslow entered their tilt with South Lenoir with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the South Lenoir Blue Devils on Friday and snuck past 2-1. This was payback for Southwest Onslow, who suffered an 8-5 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Southwest Onslow's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jonathon Pittman, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI. Pittman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Southwest Onslow's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-7. As for South Lenoir, their loss dropped their record down to 9-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Southwest Onslow will take on Fike at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Southwest Onslow is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season. As for South Lenoir, they will head out on the road to face off against Kinston at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kinston hasn't scored more than two runs for ten games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
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