Northern Nash has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Croatan Cougars on Friday. The last three games Northern Nash has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Northern Nash is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand West Brunswick a 1-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Northern Nash has won by just one run.
Meanwhile, Croatan has not done well against West Carteret recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Croatan came out on top against West Carteret by a score of 4-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Croatan.
Matthew Woody looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Croatan saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Liam McFadden, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Northern Nash pushed their record up to 16-7 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Croatan, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season.
Northern Nash couldn't quite finish off Croatan in their previous matchup back in May of 2022 and fell 2-0. Thankfully for Northern Nash, Matthew McCray (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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