The Currituck County Knights will challenge the Landstown Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
On Friday, Currituck County didn't have quite enough to beat Holmes and fell 11-10. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Becket Moore was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Dom Doran, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Landstown entered their tilt with Green Run on Thursday with five consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with six. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Stallions a 12-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won five contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Trey Campos was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Campos was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Landstown let Colin Kim and Kyle Flora run wild. Kim scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Flora scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Kim has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Cam Tellefsen was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Landstown kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in five consecutive matchups.
Landstown's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Currituck County, they now have a losing record of 6-7.
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