After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Southwest Onslow, Wallace-Rose Hill was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They blew past the James Kenan Tigers 7-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Bulldogs have posted against the Tigers since May 28, 2021.
Reese Buckner
| 03/13/25 vs James Kenan | 3 |
| 02/28/25 vs Heide Trask | 2 |
| 02/24/25 vs American Leadership Academy-Johnston | 2 |
| 03/11/25 vs Southwest Onslow | 1 |
Wallace-Rose Hill got a big performance out of Reese Buckner, who scored three runs and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-3. Buckner is becoming a predictor of Wallace-Rose Hill's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 0-4 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Kaiden Liu, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Wallace-Rose Hill moved to 2-5 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for James Kenan, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Wallace-Rose Hill wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 9-6 loss against North Lenoir on the 18th. As for James Kenan, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Southwest Onslow at 6:00 p.m. Southwest Onslow is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.6 runs per game this season.
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