Hunt had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the South Johnston Trojans a 1-0 shutout. For Hunt, this counts as revenge for the 5-3 loss South Johnston walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
Not much got past Trevor Moore, who gave up just three hits and racked up ten Ks to keep South Johnston off the board. Moore has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Nick Worrell was excellent, going 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
Hunt's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-5. As for South Johnston, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-8.
Hunt will have a chance to go back-to-back against South Johnston: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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