Goldsboro put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They blew past the Eastern Wayne Warriors 7-1. The victory was nothing new for Goldsboro as they're now sitting on four straight.
Luke Heathcock made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Heathcock was even better at the plate, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 4-for-4. He hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for three straight games.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Elijah Lathon, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Avery Grant was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Eastern Wayne's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Watson, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and a stolen base.
Goldsboro has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-10 record this season. As for Eastern Wayne, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-17.
As of now, neither Goldsboro nor Eastern Wayne have any future games scheduled.
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