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| 04/30/24 - Away | 4-2 W |
| 04/16/24 - Home | 14-4 W |
| 04/27/23 - Away | 7-3 W |
| 03/30/23 - Home | 13-5 W |
| 04/29/22 - Home | 5-4 W |
| + 5 more games |
Swansboro has gone a perfect 10-0 against Richlands recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Swansboro Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the Richlands Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. The last three games Swansboro has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Wednesday, Swansboro didn't have quite enough to beat Hoggard and fell 4-3. The Pirates have struggled against the Vikings recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meetings.
Swansboro saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dean Germosen, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Landen Jenkins also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Richlands). They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-9 win over East Duplin on Wednesday. That's two games straight that the Wildcats have won by just one run.
Tanner Brinson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits. Brinson was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Richlands got a massive performance out of Marcus Branthoover, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ashton Courdle, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 4-for-5.
Swansboro's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Richlands, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Swansboro skirted past Richlands 4-2 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will Swansboro repeat their success, or does Richlands have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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