Lakewood won the last time they faced Neuse Charter, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Lakewood Leopards put the hurt on the Neuse Charter Cougars with a sharp 25-9 win.
Landon Neal and Rylan Godbold made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Neal tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Godbold pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off one hit. At the plate, Neal got on base in four of his six plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and a triple, while Godbold scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-6.
In other batting news, Samuel Johnson was a standout: he scored five runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-5. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Carmine Pope, who got on base in five of his six plate appearances with five RBI, three runs, and a stolen base.
On Neuse Charter's side, Nate Dunn made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Joseph Boykin was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Lakewood's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-11. As for Neuse Charter, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-11.
Lakewood will be playing in front of their home fans against Rosewood at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lakewood is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season. As for Neuse Charter, they will head out on the road to challenge Union at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neuse Charter is facing Union at the right time seeing as Union is stuck on a 12-game losing streak.
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