Hunt has won three straight games at home, while West Johnston has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. Hunt will host West Johnston at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Hunt 2.3, West Johnston 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Hunt is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering South Johnston just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Trojans by a score of 2-1.
Meanwhile, West Johnston made easy work of C.B. Aycock on Tuesday and carried off a 9-2 win. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by seven runs or more this season.
West Johnston has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. Hunt's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 7-4.
Hunt skirted past West Johnston 2-0 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Will Hunt repeat their success, or does West Johnston has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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