Cougars
| 05/01/25 vs Eastern Wayne | 22 |
| 04/01/25 @ Eastern Wayne | 20 |
| 04/03/25 @ Beddingfield | 16 |
| 03/27/25 @ Spring Creek | 16 |
| 04/29/25 vs Spring Creek | 15 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Goldsboro). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Eastern Wayne Warriors a 22-0 shutout on Thursday. With that win, the Cougars brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Bladen Jones made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Avery Grant was a standout: he went a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. Goldsboro is undefeated when Grant posts three or more RBI, but 5-14 otherwise. Maddox Bevell was another key player, going 3-for-5 with three stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI.
Goldsboro was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .680. They are 6-3 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
The victory made it two in a row for Goldsboro and bumps their season record up to 8-14. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 0 runs in those games. As for Eastern Wayne, they are on a 21-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-17.
As of now, neither Goldsboro nor the Warriors have any future games scheduled.
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