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| 03/08/25 - Away | 5-4 W |
| 05/14/24 - Neutral | 6-1 W |
| 05/09/23 - Home | 8-2 W |
| 04/15/23 - Home | 8-3 W |
Pinecrest has gone a perfect 4-0 against Laney recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Patriots will take on the Buccaneers in a tournament on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Pinecrest sitting on three straight wins and Laney on nine.
Pinecrest proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by eight) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over New Hanover. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Patriots have posted since March 25th.
The team relied heavily on Liam Dutton, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Mitch Baek, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Laney never let their opponents score on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over Randleman. The Buccaneers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by six runs or more this season.
Trent Fowler was a standout: he scored two runs while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Carston Wedemeyer, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.
Laney pushed their record up to 13-4 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.1 runs over those games. As for Pinecrest, their victory bumped their record up to 13-6.
Pinecrest skirted past Laney 5-4 in their previous matchup back in March. Will the Patriots repeat their success, or do the Buccaneers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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