Cox Mill entered their tilt with Lake Norman with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They won by a run and slipped past the Lake Norman Wildcats 3-2. For Cox Mill, this counts as revenge for the 13-9 defeat Lake Norman walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Braylon Whitaker was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Whitaker was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
In other pitching news, John Ingle looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Cox Mill let Andrew Bonhag and Colin Pritt loose on the outfield. Bonhag went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run, while Pritt scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Pritt has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Gavin Barber was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
On Lake Norman's side, Riley Furrow was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
At the plate, Lake Norman saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carson Cherry, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Lake Norman didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Cox Mill pushed their record up to 13-1 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs per game. As for Lake Norman, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-6.
Cox Mill will take on Lake Norman at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Cox Mill's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Lake Norman's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lake Norman, they will head out on the road to face off against West Rowan at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. West Rowan is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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