Currituck County is 9-1 against Northeastern since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Currituck County Knights will be playing at home against the Northeastern Eagles at 4:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Currituck County's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Northeastern has been banged up by 13 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Northeastern's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Tuesday: Currituck County had not allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. Currituck County's pitcher stepped up to hand Pasquotank County a 5-0 shutout on Friday.
Not much got past Addy Romanczyk, who gave up just five hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Pasquotank County off the board. Romanczyk has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kaydence Hassell was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Amelia Cervantes, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Northeastern suffered a tough 25-10 defeat at the hands of Manteo on Friday. Even if Northeastern couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Currituck County's win bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Northeastern, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
Currituck County took their victory against Northeastern when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 21-0. Does Currituck County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northeastern turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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