For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when North Buncombe and North Henderson meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. The Black Hawks lost 12-1 to the Knights. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, the Black Hawks couldn't push the score so high this time.
North Buncombe saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Davis Franklin, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI. Sheldon Rice also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
North Buncombe now has a losing record of 2-3. As for North Henderson, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Coming up, North Buncombe will welcome Owen at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Warhorses have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.75 runs per game on average), something the Black Hawks will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for North Henderson, they will head out to square off against Polk County at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Wolverines will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
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