East Carteret waltzed into their game on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They won by a run and slipped past the Pamlico County Hurricanes 5-4. That result was just more of the same for these two, as East Carteret also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Wood Parker made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Parker was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Eli Jenkins was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jonathan Piner, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with.
On Pamlico County's side, Ayden Broughton made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
East Carteret's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-6. As for Pamlico County, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-11.
East Carteret will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against West Craven at 7:00 p.m. East Carteret's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so West Craven's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Pamlico County, they will head out on the road to challenge Gates County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pamlico County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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