Baseball Recap: North Johnston Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Victory

Panthers

Previous 4 Games

03/25/25 @ Goldsboro	23-0
03/19/25 @ Franklin Academy	12-2
03/18/25 vs Spring Creek	11-1
03/14/25 @ Neuse Charter	14-1

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Johnston). They never let the Goldsboro Cougars get on the board and left with a 23-0 win on Tuesday. Winning may never get old, but the Panthers sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.

Zach Peacock made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (zero). He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, North Johnston let Luke Lomonaco and Cooper Hall run wild. Lomonaco got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four runs, four RBI, and one triple, while Hall got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Hall has posted since back in April of 2024. Cameron Willoughby was another key player, scoring four runs while going 1-for-1.

North Johnston kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post 11 or more hits.

North Johnston's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-3. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 13 hits in those games compared to only 5.5 in the others. As for Goldsboro, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-9.

Coming up, North Johnston will square off against Harnett Central at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Harnett Central's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so North Johnston's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Goldsboro, they will head out on the road to face off against Spring Creek at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Spring Creek has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.83 runs per game on average), something Goldsboro will no doubt try to take advantage of.