There's no place like home for Northern Nash, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 25-3 margin over the Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets on Thursday. The contest marked the Knights' most dominant victory of the season.
Tristan Murray made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Murray was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Northern Nash is undefeated when Murray posts two or more stolen bases, but 2-6 otherwise.
Landyn Worrell
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In other batting news, Landyn Worrell was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, six RBI, and three runs. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Edgerton, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and three RBI.
Northern Nash kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Roanoke Rapids only managed five hits.
The win got Northern Nash back to even at 6-6. As for Roanoke Rapids, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-5 record.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Northern Nash will head out to take on Chatham Central at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Roanoke Rapids, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Nash Central at 7:00 p.m. on the 15th.
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