The West Craven Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
West Craven is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against North Pitt on Thursday as West Craven made off with an 18-8 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for West Craven.
Ethan Ipock was incredible, going 3-for-5 with six RBI and three doubles. Another player making a difference was Garron Fulcher, who got on base in five of his six plate appearances with a double.
Meanwhile, SouthWest Edgecombe has not done well against Washington recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. SouthWest Edgecombe won by a run and slipped past Washington 4-3.
Chase Taylor spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on six hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Parker Gay, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
West Craven now has a winning record of 9-8. As for SouthWest Edgecombe, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-7.
West Craven suffered a grim 10-3 defeat to SouthWest Edgecombe in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Thankfully for West Craven, Dustin Lawson (who struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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