Bunn entered their tilt with Roanoke Rapids with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They walked away with an 8-3 win over the Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets on Thursday. That's more bragging rights for Bunn, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Connor Hathaway was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Hathaway has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Hathaway was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Hathaway wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Owen Mitchell, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jackson Alford, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with.
Bunn is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Roanoke Rapids, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-5.
Bunn will head out on the road to face off against Croatan at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Croatan: 3.2, Bunn: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Roanoke Rapids does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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