The North Lincoln Knights will take on the J.H. Rose Rampants at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. North Lincoln will be looking to extend their current 12-game winning streak.
North Lincoln is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 16-1 margin over North Davidson. The Knights not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since April 25th (when they won 15-0).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for J.H. Rose, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. Everything went their way against Terry Sanford on Friday as they made off with a 9-3 win. The Rampants might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 16 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Ethan Simmons was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Matthew Aldridge, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs.
J.H. Rose was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Terry Sanford only posted a batting average of .222.
J.H. Rose pushed their record up to 27-4 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for North Lincoln, their victory bumped their record up to 21-8.
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