The Southwest Onslow Stallions will stay at home for another game and welcome the East Duplin Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Southwest Onslow is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Kinston (and have done all season long). Southwest Onslow never let Kinston onto the board and left with a 21-0 win on Monday. While fans of Southwest Onslow might be used to big wins, the 21-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
The team relied heavily on Tyler Randolph, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and an RBI. Kannon Huffman was another key contributor, going 1-for-1 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Meanwhile, East Duplin scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They blew past Kinston 23-1. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Gavin Holmes and JP Murphy made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Holmes tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Murphy pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Holmes scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5, while Murphy scored four runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Baines Raynor, who went 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Jesus Mojica, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Southwest Onslow is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season. As for East Duplin, their win bumped their record up to 10-11.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Southwest Onslow has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like East Duplin struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Southwest Onslow's way against East Duplin when the teams last played back in March as Southwest Onslow made off with a 14-0 victory. Will Southwest Onslow repeat their success, or does East Duplin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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