For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Lakewood and Neuse Charter meet (two straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Monday. The Leopards fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 5-4. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Cougars this season, with their most recent defeat being a 9-6 loss two weeks ago.
Lakewood saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Seth Faircloth, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
Lakewood has also been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-14 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Neuse Charter, they moved to 5-13 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Lakewood does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Neuse Charter, they will head out to square off against Rosewood at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Cougars' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 6.8 runs per game this season.
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