Swansboro has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Richlands Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Swansboro had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against West Carteret.
Swansboro saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joshua Scott, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base. Jayson Abalos was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Richlands was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell just short of East Duplin by a score of 10-9.
Braeden Costello made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Rowe, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Swansboro's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-5. As for Richlands, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13.
Swansboro was able to grind out a solid victory over Richlands in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 7-3. Will Swansboro repeat their success, or does Richlands have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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