The New Bern Bears will square off against the Ashley Screaming Eagle at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. New Bern will be strutting in after a win while Ashley will be coming in after a defeat.
On Saturday, New Bern made easy work of West Craven and carried off an 11-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won three games by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Ashley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-1 heartbreaker at the hands of Wilmington Christian Academy.
Ashley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elijah Setzer, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
New Bern now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Ashley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
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