Northern Guilford's hitters rose to the challenge against a Tigers pitching crew that boasted an average of only 2.79 points allowed on Wednesday. Everything went the Northern Guilford Nighthawks' way against the Randleman Tigers as the Northern Guilford Nighthawks made off with a 10-4 victory. Winning may never get old, but Northern Guilford sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Elliott Flowers made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. Flowers was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with a triple and an RBI.
In other pitching news, Yancey Burleson looked comfortable as he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Caleb Hinnant was a standout: he scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Jorge Torres, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
Northern Guilford's win bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Randleman, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-3.
Northern Guilford will head out on the road to square off against Western Guilford at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Western Guilford is coming into the contest with six straight defeats at home, meaning Northern Guilford will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Randleman, they will head out on the road to face off against Trinity at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Randleman's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Trinity's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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