Baseball Game Preview: Southern Wayne Saints vs. South Johnston Trojans

The Southern Wayne Saints will venture away from home to face off against the South Johnston Trojans at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.

The home team had come away the winner the last four times Southern Wayne and East Wake had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Saints took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warriors on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Saints in their meetings with the Warriors: they've now lost three in a row.

Hayden Waller put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Waller was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Waller wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brayden McKee, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI. Kaeden Hinson was another, scoring a run and stealing two bases.

Meanwhile, South Johnston beat C.B. Aycock 5-1 on Tuesday.

South Johnston is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Southern Wayne, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.

Southern Wayne suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to South Johnston in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Saints avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.