The North Buncombe Black Hawks will venture away from home to take on the T.C. Roberson Rams at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Buncombe's hitters haven't had much luck over their past three matches, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last five times North Buncombe and A.C. Reynolds have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Thursday. The Black Hawks fell just short of the Rockets by a score of 2-1. That's two games in a row now that the Black Hawks have lost by just one run.
Sadie Jo Hunter
| 04/03/25 @ A.C. Reynolds | 20 |
| 04/01/25 vs Erwin | 26 |
| 03/25/25 @ Enka | 11 |
| 03/24/25 @ Mountain Heritage | 8 |
| 03/21/25 vs Owen | 16 |
| + 7 more games |
Sadie Jo Hunter spent all 11.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits and racked up 20 Ks. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in 12 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, North Buncombe saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaitlyn Richards, who went 1-for-4 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 17 runs the game before, T.C. Roberson was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They lost 15-0 to McDowell. The Rams haven't had much luck with the Titans recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
North Buncombe's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for T.C. Roberson, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
T.C. Roberson's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. North Buncombe has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 14.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for T.C. Roberson, though, as they've been averaging only 1.4 strikeouts. Will North Buncombe keep running through batters, or will the Rams buck the trend?
Everything went North Buncombe's way against T.C. Roberson in their previous matchup back in March, as North Buncombe made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Black Hawks since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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