Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Western Harnett). Everything went their way against the Westover Wolverines on Wednesday as Western Harnett made off with a 17-1 win. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Wolverines recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Robert Buse and Bryson Pope made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Buse didn't allow a single hit and allowed only one earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Pope tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024. At the plate, Buse scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Pope scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. That's the most runs Buse has posted since back in April of 2024.
Dariel Pagan
| 03/26/25 @ Westover | 3 |
| 02/26/25 vs Scotland | 2 |
| 04/02/24 vs Wayne Country Day | 2 |
| 03/25/25 vs Overhills | 1 |
| 03/19/25 vs Union Pines | 1 |
In other batting news, Dariel Pagan was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Haden Mazzullo, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Western Harnett always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .579. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive contests.
Western Harnett's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-5 and their overall record up to 2-8. As for Westover, they dropped their record down to 0-8 with the defeat, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Coming up, Western Harnett will take on Overhills at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Western Harnett will need to watch out since Overhills has now posted at least ten runs in their last three matchups. As for Westover, they will be playing at home against Triton at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Triton's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Westover's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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