North Johnston (13-10, 11-3) has won five games in a row, 2A Northern Carolina's longest active win streak. In the past week, the Panthers won another 3 games, includinga 10-7 victory over Corinth Holders and a 13-0 win over Warren County.
Tanner Snipes's hot bat led the team this week, as he racked up four hits and one RBIs.
Roanoke Rapids went from 297 to 275 in the national rankings since last week after going 2-1 in the past seven days.
Bunn's pitching was especially stingy this week, allowing five hits and five walks to lead the league in both categories. The Wildcats's pitchers have been charged with only 149 hits and have struck out 142 batters.
Taylor Longson is tops on the staff with 37 Ks.
Christian Sledge threw a shutout as he led Bunn to victory over Franklinton, 4-2 on May 8, 2013. He pitched five scoreless innings and struck out five, while giving up one hits.
Brandon Creech led North Johnston to a win on May 1, 2012, as he notched nine strikeouts to beat Corinth Holders, 10-7. He gave up three hits and three runs over seven innings of work.
