Sadly, Lejeune is still looking for their first win of the season after seven matchups. Their rough 7-1 defeat to the Northside - Pinetown Panthers on Thursday might stick with them for a while. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Lejeune of the 15-5 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Tuesday.
Brody Ferguson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-3 with a triple and a stolen base.
On Northside - Pinetown's side, Ashton Willard made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Willard has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Willard was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Willard wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was James Sawyer, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Will Taylor, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Lejeune's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Northside - Pinetown, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
Lejeune will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Pender at 4:00 p.m. on April 2nd. As for Northside - Pinetown, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Riverside-Martin at 5:00 p.m. Northside - Pinetown's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Riverside-Martin's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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