The New Hanover Wildcats will take on the Topsail Pirates at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. New Hanover will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
New Hanover's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against North Brunswick by a score of 4-0. That's two games straight that the Wildcats have won by exactly four runs.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Topsail's offense. They fell 4-0 to Ashley on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Pirates in their meetings with the Screaming Eagle: they've now lost four in a row.
New Hanover's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-4. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Topsail, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
New Hanover beat Topsail 11-6 when the teams last played back in March. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Pirates have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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