The North Rock Creek Cougars will square off against the Dale Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. North Rock Creek will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
On Tuesday, North Rock Creek earned an 8-3 victory over Mannford.
The team relied heavily on Mavrick Wingo, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Bertram, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
North Rock Creek hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Dale posted their closest win since March 19, 2024 last Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Baylor 4-3.
North Rock Creek's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Dale, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
North Rock Creek suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Dale when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can North Rock Creek avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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