If Neuse Charter was riding high off their 15-5 takedown of Union last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Neuse Charter Cougars lost 17-6 to the Lakewood Leopards on Monday. Neuse Charter has struggled against Lakewood recently, as their matchup on Monday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Eli Edwards was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Buck, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
On Lakewood's side, Landon Neal made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Neal was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Lakewood got a massive performance out of Heath Britt, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Carmine Pope was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Neuse Charter's loss dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Lakewood, their win bumped their record up to 8-12.
As of now, neither Neuse Charter nor Lakewood have any future games scheduled.
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