The Croatan Cougars will be playing at home against the Bunn Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Croatan comes in on ten and Bunn on six.
On Thursday, Croatan was able to grind out a solid win over Dixon, taking the game 6-2.
Matthew Woody looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Croatan let Weston Thomas and Liam McFadden loose on the outfield. Thomas scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while McFadden scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Thomas has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Ben Boyette, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Bunn has not done well against Roanoke Rapids recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Bunn came out on top against Roanoke Rapids by a score of 8-3.
Croatan's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-3. As for Bunn, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
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