The Cary Imps will head out on the road to face off against the Holly Springs Golden Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cary will bounce into Wednesday's match after beating Middle Creek, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Imps came out on top against the Mustangs by a score of 6-3 on Monday. Six seems to be a good number for the Imps as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on Taelin Hooker, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two RBI and one double. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Holly Springs ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over Green Level. The win continues a trend for the Golden Hawks in their matchups with the Gators: they've now won nine in a row.
Noah Rhoades made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Rhoades was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Rhoades wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brennan McKenna, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run.
Holly Springs' victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-9. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs over those games. As for Cary, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-15.
Cary came up short against Holly Springs in their previous matchup on Wednesday, falling 4-0. Can the Imps avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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