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| 03/28/24 - Away | 16-4 W |
| 03/27/24 - Home | 8-0 W |
| 03/16/23 - Home | 8-1 W |
| 03/15/23 - Away | 20-1 W |
| 03/17/22 - Away | 12-4 W |
| + 5 more games |
T.C. Roberson is a perfect 10-0 against North Buncombe since March of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Rams will head out to challenge the Black Hawks at 6:30 p.m. T.C. Roberson's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so North Buncombe's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
T.C. Roberson is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: Charlotte Catholic, who was ranked 17th at the time (T.C. Roberson was ranked sixth). The Rams fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 7-5 on Saturday. That makes it the first time this season the Rams have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for North Buncombe, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over A.C. Reynolds on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Black Hawks have posted since March 18th.
Kameron Keenan made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent : he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one double. That stolen base was his first of the season.
Keenan wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Davis Franklin, who went 2-for-3 with one double. Those two hits gave Franklin a new career-high. Dylan Silvers also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
The defeat was their first at home , dropping their record down to 13-4. As for North Buncombe, they moved to 10-6 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
T.C. Roberson took their victory against North Buncombe when the teams last played back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 16-4 score. Will the Rams repeat their success, or do the Black Hawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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