The Rosewood Eagles will square off against the South Lenoir Blue Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Rosewood 3.9, South Lenoir 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Rosewood is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Saturday, they were much more limited against East Duplin on Monday. They fell 5-2 to the Panthers.
Jack Adams was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, South Lenoir waltzed into their matchup on Monday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 12-11 W against the Golden Falcons.
South Lenoir pushed their record up to 15-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.4 runs over those games. As for Rosewood, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-8.
Rosewood was able to grind out a solid victory over South Lenoir in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, winning 7-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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