The Fike Demons will be playing at home against the Southwest Onslow Stallions at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Fike is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Fike had to settle for an 8-7 defeat against C.B. Aycock. Fike has struggled against C.B. Aycock recently, as their match on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Caleb Maddrey was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI. Connor Spencer was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Fike kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Southwest Onslow entered their tilt with South Lenoir with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Blue Devils on Friday.
Southwest Onslow saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jonathon Pittman, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI. Pittman has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Fike's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Southwest Onslow, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-7.
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