The West Carteret Patriots will square off against the Hunt Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, West Carteret beat Croatan 6-2.
Landon Quillen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
Riley Jones
| 04/17/25 vs Croatan | 2 |
| 04/01/25 vs White Oak | 2 |
| 03/25/25 @ Croatan | 2 |
| 03/21/25 vs Dixon | 2 |
| 03/04/25 vs Hoggard | 2 |
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On the hitting side, Riley Jones and Josh Johnson did most of the damage at the plate: Jones went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs, while Johnson got on base in two of his three plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run. Jones is becoming a predictor of West Carteret's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 2-7 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Robinson Jr, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Hunt had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They never let the Golden Falcons get on the board and left with a 2-0 win.
Not much got past Stone Massey, who gave up just four hits and racked up six Ks to keep C.B. Aycock off the board.
At the plate, Seth Evans was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and two RBI.
Hunt's victory bumped their record up to 13-7. As for West Carteret, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
West Carteret came up short against Hunt when the teams last played back in April of 2015, falling 3-0. Will the Patriots have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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