After flying high against Havelock last Thursday, J.H. Rose came back down to earth. The Rampants fell just short of the New Bern Bears by a score of 5-3 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Rampants have suffered since March 12th.
Michelle Jenkins made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. Peyton James also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
J.H. Rose's loss dropped their record down to 9-7. As for New Bern, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 16-2.
Coming up, J.H. Rose will welcome D.H. Conley at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Rampants are on a four-game streak of home wins, the Vikings a five-game streak of away wins, meaning someone's leaving a streak behind. As for New Bern, they will head out on the road to face off against South Central at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Bears' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Falcons have averaged an impressive 6.4 runs per game this season.
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