Baseball Recap: Southeast Raleigh Comes Up Short

Southeast Raleigh was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 16-5 to the Willow Spring Storm. That's two games in a row now that the Bulldogs have lost by exactly 11 runs.

Grayson Dove

Stolen Base

03/21/25 vs Willow Spring	1
03/18/25 @ Willow Spring	1
03/14/25 @ Cleveland	1
03/12/25 @ Smithfield-Selma	4

Troy Scott and Grayson Dove stepped up to the plate in a big way. Scott scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances, while Dove scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Dove is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played.

Southeast Raleigh's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Willow Spring, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 6-3.

Coming up, Southeast Raleigh will head out on the road to square off against Smithfield-Selma at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Southeast Raleigh is facing Smithfield-Selma at the right time seeing as Smithfield-Selma is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Willow Spring, they will welcome South Garner at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. South Garner has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.86 runs per game on average), something Willow Spring will no doubt try to take advantage of.