Southwest Onslow extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to eight on Wednesday, dropping them down to 0-3. They fell 6-3 to the East Carteret Mariners. If the Stallions were looking for revenge after losing 4-0 to the Mariners when the teams met back in June of 2021, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Kannon Huffman made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
As for East Carteret, they have started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 4 runs this season.
On East Carteret's side, Jacob Grimm was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Grimm was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March of 2025.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Eli Jenkins, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Another player making a difference was Chase Roberson, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
Coming up, Southwest Onslow will square off against White Oak at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for East Carteret, they will take on American Leadership Academy-Johnston at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Mariners' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Patriots have averaged an impressive 7.2 runs per game this season.
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