Croatan is 4-0 against White Oak since March of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Croatan Cougars will be playing at home against the White Oak Vikings at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Croatan has six straight wins, White Oak has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Croatan narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Dixon 5-4.
Liam McFadden made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). McFadden has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. McFadden was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Matthew Woody looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Weston Thomas, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Michalowicz, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, White Oak fell victim to a tough 17-7 defeat at the hands of Jacksonville on Monday.
White Oak saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Ramson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Croatan pushed their record up to 10-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for White Oak, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
Croatan was able to grind out a solid victory over White Oak in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 6-1. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was White Oak's Gavin Tascione, who tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits (he also only allowed one walk). Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Croatan to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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