After flying high against Granville Central last Friday, Carrboro came back down to earth. The Carrboro Jaguars fell victim to a tough 11-1 defeat at the hands of The Burlington School Spartans on Monday. Carrboro was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as The Burlington School apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
Carrboro saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joe Smith, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
On The Burlington School's side, Julian Arreola made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Arreola has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Arreola was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jason Johnson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Gib Wirt was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Carrboro has fallen quite a ways from their 16-7 record last season and are now at 3-5. As for The Burlington School, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-5.
Carrboro will head out on the road to face off against Vance County at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Carrboro is facing Vance County at the right time seeing as Vance County is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for The Burlington School, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Falls Lake at 6:00 p.m. on April 9th.
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