With a playoff game on the line, Harnett Central rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Carrboro Jaguars with a sharp 11-1 victory. Harnett Central might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 13 matches by six runs or more this season.
Layton Babb made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Babb was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Harnett Central got a massive performance out of Wesley Barefoot, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Brantley Champion was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
On Carrboro's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Steele, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Harnett Central is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. As for Carrboro, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 10-14.
Harnett Central is on the road again on Friday to play Currituck County. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Currituck County: 2.9, Harnett Central: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Carrboro does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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