North Buncombe is preparing for their first conference matchup of the season on Tuesday. They are taking a road trip to take on the McDowell Titans at 6:30 p.m. North Buncombe is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
While North Buncombe didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against Madison on Wednesday as North Buncombe made off with a 10-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Black Hawks, who have now won three matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Jacob Stowe, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Bannen Winker, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
North Buncombe hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Madison struck out nine times.
Meanwhile, McDowell didn't have quite enough to beat Patton on Monday and fell 3-2. The contest marked the Titans' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
McDowell saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Danny Brown, who went 1-for-4 with one triple and one run. That triple marked the first that Brown hit this season.
North Buncombe's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for McDowell, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season.
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