Croatan entered their tilt with Bunn with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Bunn Wildcats a 13-0 shutout on Friday. The result was nothing new for Croatan, who have now won nine matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Liam McFadden made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. McFadden has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. McFadden was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Weston Thomas and Nathan Michalowicz did most of the damage at the plate: Thomas scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Michalowicz went 2-for-2 with two triples, three RBI, and two runs. Thomas has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played. Broderyk Miller was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Croatan's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-3. As for Bunn, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-7.
Croatan will head out on the road to challenge White Oak at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bunn does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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