The Rosewood Eagles will be playing at home against the North Duplin Rebels at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
North Duplin is hoping to do on Thursday what Lakewood couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Rosewood's winning streak, which now stands at eight games. Rosewood's pitchers stepped up to hand Lakewood a 10-0 shutout.
Cam Medlin was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Graham Lassiter, who scored a run and stole four bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last game, North Duplin made sure to put some runs up on the board against Hobbton on Tuesday. North Duplin put the hurt on Hobbton with a sharp 13-6 victory.
North Duplin got a massive performance out of Austin Duff, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Hunt Pate, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, three doubles, and an RBI.
Rosewood's win was their 23rd straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-5. As for North Duplin, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Thursday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Rosewood hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .379. However, it's not like North Duplin struggles in that department as they've averaged .348. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Rosewood was able to grind out a solid victory over North Duplin in their previous matchup last Tuesday, winning 6-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was North Duplin's Garris Warren, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Rosewood still be able to contain Warren? There's only one way to find out.
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