There's no place like home for Bunker Hill, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Foard Tigers on Friday by a score of 10-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The matchup marked the Bears' most dominant victory of the season so far.
The result came thanks to Ross Fickling's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks.
Kamden Bortz
| 03/20/26 vs Foard | 2 |
| 03/10/26 vs East Lincoln | 1 |
| 03/03/26 @ Bandys | 1 |
| 03/24/25 vs West Iredell | 1 |
| 02/28/25 @ West Iredell | 1 |
On the hitting side, Bunker Hill got a big performance out of Kamden Bortz, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave Bortz a new career-high. Bubba Jenkins also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Bunker Hill's record is now 3-6. As for Foard, they dropped their record down to 2-7 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Bunker Hill and Foard could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. The Bears (ranked 339th) will meet North Lincoln (ranked 25th) at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Foard will take on Newton-Conover at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (372 vs. 118).
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