Hawks
| 04/28/26 @ Union Pines | 1-0 |
| 04/27/26 vs Harnett Central | 4-3 |
| 04/24/26 vs South Johnston | 16-5 |
| 04/21/26 @ South Johnston | 3-2 |
Triton extended their winning streak to four on Tuesday, bumping them up to 13-10. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 1-0 W against the Union Pines Vikings. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Hawks have posted against the Vikings since March 10, 2020.
The result came thanks to Brayden Bates's shutout, as he gave up just a hit and racked up nine Ks. Triton is 7-3 when Bates allows one or fewer hits, but 6-7 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Triton's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brady Wilson, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
As for Union Pines, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 17-9 record. The shutout was out of character for they seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
On Union Pines' side, Dylan Benedict spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up nine Ks. Benedict has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
Coming up, Triton will head out on the road to challenge Southern Lee at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Cavaliers' pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so the Hawks' hitters will have their work cut out for them. Union Pines does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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