Croatan hasn't had much luck against West Carteret recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Cougars will head out to take on the Patriots at 6:00 p.m. Croatan's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so West Carteret's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Croatan will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Thursday, then bounced right back against East Carteret on Tuesday. The Cougars' pitchers stepped up to hand the Mariners a 10-0 shutout. The Cougars haven't had any issues with the Mariners recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, West Carteret entered their contest against Pisgah on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Patriots fell just short of the Bears by a score of 4-3. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
West Carteret saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyrstyn Braswell, who went 1-for-5 with one home run.
West Carteret's defeat dropped their record down to 15-3. As for Croatan, their victory bumped their record up to 8-6.
Croatan came up short against West Carteret in their previous matchup back in March, falling 4-0. Can the Cougars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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