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| 03/27/25 - Away | 17-6 W |
| 04/29/24 - Home | 17-6 W |
| 04/23/24 - Away | 25-9 W |
| 04/12/24 - Home | 5-3 W |
| 04/25/23 - Home | 5-2 W |
| + 5 more games |
Lakewood has gone 9-1 against Neuse Charter recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Leopards will host the Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Lakewood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
Lakewood came up short against Hobbton on Thursday, falling 14-4. The Leopards haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Lakewood saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Neal, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Cooper Ivey also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Neuse Charter). They blew past Eastern Wayne 30-1 last Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Cougars needed considering they were shut out in their previous game.
Connor Phillips and Alex Candes made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Phillips pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Candes pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Phillips has become a key player for Neuse Charter: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one hit, but 0-9 otherwise. At the plate, Phillips scored four runs while going 4-for-6, while Candes scored three runs while going 3-for-5. What's more, Candes posted three RBI, the most he's had since back in March of 2024.
In other batting news, Neuse Charter got a massive performance out of Hayden Jones, who scored five runs and stole a base while going 5-for-5. What's more, Jones posted three RBI, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. Knox Gipe was another key player, scoring four runs while going 5-for-5.
Neuse Charter kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 28 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 3.3 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 10.
Neuse Charter's victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-10. As for Lakewood, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
Everything went Lakewood's way against Neuse Charter in their previous matchup back in March, as Lakewood made off with a 17-6 win. Will the Leopards repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
