It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact West Carteret can now relate to. They fell 4-1 to the Croatan Cougars on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, West Carteret couldn't push the score so high this time.
West Carteret saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Mann, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases. Mann has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On Croatan's side, Matthew Woody looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
West Carteret's defeat dropped their record down to 9-14. As for Croatan, they pushed their record up to 18-4 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
West Carteret does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Croatan, they will face off against Northern Nash on Friday. The last three games Northern Nash has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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