D.H. Conley is a perfect 10-0 against Havelock since March of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Vikings will host the Rams at 6:30 p.m. D.H. Conley is coming into the match hot, having won their last 12 games.
D.H. Conley barely beat West Carteret the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Vikings never let the Patriots get on the board and left with an 11-0 victory on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won six contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
Coleton Newbern made a splash while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Rooke Knittle
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rooke Knittle, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in February. Another player making a difference was Harrison Corey, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
D.H. Conley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Havelock came up short against Pamlico County on Monday, falling 16-5. The Rams have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
D.H. Conley's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Havelock, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Everything went D.H. Conley's way against Havelock when the teams last played back in March, as D.H. Conley made off with a 13-0 win. Do the Vikings have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Rams turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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