Pamlico County has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Lejeune Devil Pups at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Pamlico County knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three games -- so hopefully Lejeune likes a good challenge.
Pamlico County put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They beat Washington by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 10-0.
Pamlico County got a big performance out of Lucas Browne, who went 2-for-2 with four RBI and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Stroud, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, sadly, Lejeune is still looking for their first win of the season after ten matches. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 10-0 walloping at the hands of Pamlico County on Tuesday. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Lejeune has not been shut out since back in March.
Pamlico County's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-7. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 9.7 runs. As for Lejeune, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Pamlico County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Lejeune struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Pamlico County's way against Lejeune in their previous meeting on Tuesday as Pamlico County made off with a 10-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pamlico County since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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