The Hunt Warriors are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Croatan Cougars. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Hunt: 3.7, Croatan: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Hunt is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand West Johnston a 2-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Croatan can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. Everything went their way against Northern Nash as Croatan made off with an 11-1 victory. The win was nothing new for Croatan as they're now sitting on three straight.
Liam McFadden made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. McFadden has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive pitching appearances. McFadden was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a triple.
In other batting news, Weston Thomas was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Broderyk Miller was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Hunt's victory bumped their record up to 15-8. As for Croatan, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.
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