North Buncombe is 10-0 against Asheville since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The North Buncombe Black Hawks will look to defend their home field against the Asheville Cougars at 5:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Wednesday, North Buncombe got themselves on the board against Enka, but Enka never followed suit. They won by a run and slipped past the Jets 1-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for North Buncombe.
North Buncombe's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Peyton Whitson, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Asheville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 18-0 to T.C. Roberson, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
The victory got North Buncombe back to even at 4-4. As for Asheville, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Asheville's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. North Buncombe has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Asheville, though, as they've been averaging only 2.6. Will North Buncombe keep running through batters, or will Asheville buck the trend?
Everything went North Buncombe's way against Asheville when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as North Buncombe made off with a 17-1 win. Does North Buncombe have another victory up their sleeve, or will Asheville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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