Baseball Recap: Southern Wayne Takes a Loss

The Southern Wayne Saints lost 9-1 to the Terry Sanford Bulldogs on Wednesday. The Saints have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Tyler Odom was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Odom was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one double.

Southern Wayne's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Terry Sanford, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Southern Wayne will take on Smithfield-Selma at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Saints are facing the Spartans at the right time seeing as the Spartans are stuck on a 12-game losing streak. As for Terry Sanford, they will challenge Western Harnett at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Eagles have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.5 runs per game on average), something the Bulldogs will no doubt try to take advantage of.