Baseball Preview: Willow Spring Storm vs. Southeast Raleigh Bulldogs
Willow Spring is on a three-game streak of home losses, Southeast Raleigh a 14-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Willow Spring Storm will take on the Southeast Raleigh Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Willow Spring didn't have quite enough to beat Garner and fell 3-2. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Willow Spring has scored all season.
Willow Spring got a good showing from Ethan Dumar, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Jake Pereira made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Meanwhile, Southeast Raleigh suffered a rough 22-2 loss at the hands of Corinth Holders on Friday.
Southeast Raleigh saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jadon Jones, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Greyson Dove, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Willow Spring's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Southeast Raleigh, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything went Willow Spring's way against Southeast Raleigh in their previous meeting back in March as Willow Spring made off with an 18-1 victory. Will Willow Spring repeat their success, or does Southeast Raleigh have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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