Baseball Game Preview: SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars vs. Farmville Central Jaguars

SouthWest Edgecombe and Farmville Central are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2021, but likely not for long. A feisty cat fight will be fought as SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars challenge Farmville Central Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. SouthWest Edgecombe is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.

SouthWest Edgecombe fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Farmville Central on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Jaguars by a score of 5-4. The game marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Jaelyn McLean

Hits (Career)

03/11/25 vs Farmville Central	2
03/07/25 vs Tarboro	1
02/25/25 vs Rocky Mount	1
02/24/25 vs Hunt	1

Jaelyn McLean put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one triple and two RBI. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in hits.

McLean wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Parker Gay, who went 2-for-4 with one RBI. Brent Ritchie also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

With the loss, SouthWest Edgecombe broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Farmville Central, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.

Farmville Central's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: SouthWest Edgecombe hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .355. It's a different story for Farmville Central, though, as they've only averaged .257. Will they be able to contain SouthWest Edgecombe's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.