North Buncombe has gone a perfect 10-0 against Asheville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Black Hawks will look to defend their home field against the Cougars at 5:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Monday just wasn't the day for North Buncombe's offense. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-0 to Enka, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Black Hawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Sadie Jo Hunter
| 04/28/25 vs Enka | 13 |
| 04/08/25 @ T.C. Roberson | 15 |
| 04/03/25 @ A.C. Reynolds | 20 |
| 04/01/25 vs Erwin | 26 |
| 03/25/25 @ Enka | 11 |
| + 9 more games |
Sadie Jo Hunter spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in 14 consecutive appearances.
Meanwhile, Asheville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 36th straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 17-2 to A.C. Reynolds.
Asheville saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Camila Wyda Wyda, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run.
North Buncombe's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Asheville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-20.
Asheville's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. North Buncombe has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 13.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Asheville, though, as they've been averaging only 1.8 strikeouts. Will North Buncombe keep running through batters, or will the Cougars buck the trend?
Everything went North Buncombe's way against Asheville when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as North Buncombe made off with a 23-0 win. Will the Black Hawks repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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