The Croatan Cougars will take on the Northern Nash Knights on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Croatan is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against West Carteret by a score of 4-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Croatan.
Matthew Woody looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Croatan's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Liam McFadden, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Northern Nash came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Trojans onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. That's two games straight that Northern Nash has won by just one run.
Croatan is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Northern Nash, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-7.
Croatan came out on top in a nail-biter against Northern Nash in their previous meeting back in May of 2022, sneaking past 2-0. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Northern Nash's Carter Ricks, who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Croatan to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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