Lakewood is 8-2 against Neuse Charter since May of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Leopards will host the Cougars at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Lakewood and three for Neuse Charter.
Lakewood made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Pender, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Leopards fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 10-8 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Leopards have suffered since March 14th.
Reed Ammons
| 04/03/25 @ Union | 3 |
| 04/22/25 vs Pender | 2 |
| 03/03/25 @ St. Pauls | 2 |
| 04/10/25 @ Hobbton | 1 |
| 04/09/25 vs North Duplin | 1 |
| + 6 more games |
Reed Ammons made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Lakewood's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 5-12 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Aden Norton, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Meanwhile, while it was Neuse Charter who put the first runs on the board on Thursday, it was NCSSM: Durham who put up more. The Cougars fell just short of the Unicorns by a score of 6-4.
Neuse Charter saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Phillips, who went 2-for-3 with one run. Another was Hayden Jones, who went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Neuse Charter's defeat dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Lakewood, their loss dropped their record down to 7-13.
Lakewood couldn't quite get it done against Neuse Charter in their previous matchup last Tuesday as they fell 9-6. Can the Leopards avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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