The Rosewood Eagles will challenge the East Duplin Panthers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rosewood has six straight wins, East Duplin has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Rosewood gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Neuse Charter with a sharp 16-1 win.
Cam Medlin made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Medlin was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-5. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other pitching news, Ed Gardner looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Derek Lund was a standout: he scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jack Adams, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for East Duplin's offense. They fell just short of North Lenoir by a score of 2-0 on Wednesday.
Rosewood's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs per game. As for East Duplin, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
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