The Goldsboro Cougars are taking a road trip to face off against the Farmville Central Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Goldsboro came into this matchup off a tough ten-run loss on Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of North Johnston by a score of 3-1 on Thursday. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, while Farmville Central put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Rosewood. The Jaguars blew past the Eagles 9-0. With that win, the Jaguars brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Trey Williford was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. He has been consistent : he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave him a new career-high.
In other pitching news, Joe May looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Brett Cash was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. That triple marked the first that he hit this season. Another player making a difference was Emerson Howell, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI.
Goldsboro's defeat dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Farmville Central, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-5.
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