The Currituck County Knights will be playing at home against the Harnett Central Trojans on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Currituck County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Swansboro 8-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Currituck County.
Meanwhile, everything went Harnett Central's way against Carrboro on Tuesday as Harnett Central made off with an 11-1 win.
Layton Babb was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Babb was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Wesley Barefoot was a standout: he 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.
Currituck County's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-5. As for Harnett Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season.
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