Straughn lost to Kinston back in March and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Tigers fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 3-1. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Straughn saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Layla Walker, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base.
Straughn's defeat dropped their record down to 21-9-1. As for Kinston, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-11 record this season.
Straughn will face off against Excel at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Tigers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Panthers have averaged an impressive 6.4 runs per game this season. As for Kinston, they will challenge Pike Liberal Arts at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Bulldogs 2.1, the Patriots 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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