C.B. Aycock came tearing into Tuesday's game with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with an 11-6 win over the South Johnston Trojans. That's two games straight that C.B. Aycock has won by exactly five runs.
Isaac Cora tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Dalton Smith, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Davis, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
C.B. Aycock pushed their record up to 8-1 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.7 runs per game. As for South Johnston, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
C.B. Aycock will have a chance to go back-to-back against South Johnston: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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