Baseball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Holcomb

Hornets

Previous 3 Games

05/14/26 @ Campbell	17-3
05/11/26 vs Naylor	11-0
05/08/26 @ Gideon	18-2

Holcomb waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Campbell Camels 17-3. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 11-0 back in March.

Bryce McNabb and Keaton Cunningham did most of the damage at the plate: McNabb got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI, while Cunningham went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Cunningham has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Bladyn Joiner, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, two RBI, and one double.

Holcomb always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .618. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .600 or higher in three consecutive contests.

Holcomb's win bumped their record up to 16-8. As for Campbell, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-13.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Holcomb will challenge rival Malden at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Campbell is set to square off against their familiar foe Senath-Hornersville at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.