Croatan put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Friday. They blew past the Swansboro Pirates 11-3. Croatan's win was all the more impressive since Swansboro was averaging only 3.83 runs allowed on the season.
Liam McFadden was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. McFadden has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances. McFadden was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with five RBI, a stolen base, and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Weston Thomas, who scored four runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Nathan Michalowicz, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On Swansboro's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rusty Haswell, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Croatan is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for Swansboro, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-7.
As of now, neither Croatan nor Swansboro have any future games scheduled.
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