The Croatan Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the West Carteret Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Croatan is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Last Saturday, Croatan didn't have quite enough to beat New Bern and fell 4-3.
Owen Woodruff was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched.
Harrison Thomas
| 04/12/25 @ New Bern | 2 |
| 04/10/25 vs Richlands | 2 |
| 04/01/25 @ Richlands | 2 |
| 03/28/25 vs Dixon | 2 |
| 04/02/25 @ Jacksonville | 1 |
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On the hitting side, Harrison Thomas made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 3-for-4. He has become a key player for Croatan: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 4-7 otherwise.
Meanwhile, West Carteret suffered their biggest loss since March 12th on Wednesday. They lost 11-0 to D.H. Conley. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Patriots were not able to get on the board.
Croatan has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-8 record this season. As for West Carteret, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-7.
Croatan couldn't quite get it done against West Carteret when the teams last played back in March as they fell 10-6. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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