Rosewood is 10-0 against Lakewood since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Rosewood Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Lakewood Leopards at 6:00 p.m. Rosewood is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.
Rosewood can't be too worried about heading out to take on Lakewood: they just beat North Duplin at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Rosewood came out on top against North Duplin by a score of 6-2 on Tuesday.
Robbie Boren made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Boren was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jack Adams, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Cam Medlin, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, everything went Lakewood's way against Neuse Charter on Tuesday as Lakewood made off with a 25-9 win.
Like Rosewood, Lakewood also got a great game from a two-way player: Landon Neal. Throwing, Neal tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Rylan Godbold tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off one hit. At the plate, Neal got on base in four of his six plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and a triple, while Godbold scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-6.
In other batting news, Samuel Johnson was a standout: he scored five runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-5. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Carmine Pope, who got on base in five of his six plate appearances with five RBI, three runs, and a stolen base.
Rosewood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Lakewood, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-11.
Everything went Rosewood's way against Lakewood in their previous meeting on April 9th as Rosewood made off with a 15-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rosewood since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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